Advanced Palliative Practice Skills (APPS) Program
The Advanced Palliative Practice Skills (APPS) program is an educational opportunity for Personal Support Workers (PSWs), Health Care Aides and Hospice Volunteers who are graduates of the Core Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care Program and who are currently working or volunteering in palliative care.
The APPS program is comprised of three Virtual Learning online sessions with additional reading, reflections and e-learning modules. Course content includes:
- Role of PSW/volunteer in providing a palliative approach
- Self-Awareness in Providing Hospice Palliative Care (HPC)
- Loss and Grief
- Symptom Identification and Management Strategies
- Comfort Measures at End-of-Life (EOL)
- Ethical challenges in End-of-Life.
Registration for sessions in all regions
All class sessions are virtual at this time.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for the Advanced Palliative Practice Skills (APPS) program:
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Fundamentals
- Please bring your course certificate to Session 1
Eligibility Criteria
The APPS education program is designed for Personal Support Workers (PSWs), Health Care Aides and Hospice Volunteers who are graduates of the Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care program.
Participants must be working in a health care setting in order to apply knowledge and skills.
Program Schedules, Registration & Payment
APPS programs are currently being offered in various geographies of Southwestern Ontario.
- The cost of the APPS program is $40.00 (tax exempt).
- Once you have determined the program location and dates best suited for you, please register and then pay online or by cheque.
- To successfully complete the program, registrants must complete all of the three sessions. All class sessions are virtual at this time.
Registration for sessions in all regions
Support
- Karla Kane, Program Assistant