This Palliative Care training course will teach your care staff what is meant by palliative care, how to empathise with and support patients, understand how we cope with palliative care and different types of complementary therapies. Upon successful completion, learners will instantly gain a downloadable, accredited Palliative and End of Life Care certificate, which can be used to show their compliance.
Ensure your staff know exactly what to do in relation to end of life palliative care to allow patients to pass in comfort and peace and to allow their family happy memories of their life. Palliative care training is for carers, specialist doctors, nurses, health professionals, spiritual care workers or any care work in the health and social care sector.
The care given within a person’s dying days is arguably the most important responsibility a carer can possess. It is, therefore, of utmost importance that the care given to these patients is carried out with respect, empathy and support towards the patient and their family. Managers and team leaders also need to make sure that they have enough trained staff to meet the needs and wishes of the people they support.
The aim of this Palliative and End of Life Care training online course is to greater increase your knowledge of palliative care, how to support patients and the relevant legislation.
The key points covered in this course are:
- Defining palliative care
- Types of complementary therapy
- Empathy and support
- Strategies
- Attitudes and fears
- Experiences
- Advanced Care Planning
- Symptom Management
- Advance Directives
- Roles and responsibilities