Interprofessional Education Programs
Pallium Canada is a national, non-profit organization focused on building professional and community capacity to help improve the quality and accessibility of palliative care in Canada.
LEAP: Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Pallium Canada provides award-winning Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) courses provide practical, inter-professional and evidence-based training and tools in the palliative care approach across multiple health care settings and specialty areas.
LEAP education programs will be offered throughout the year in each area. Watch this and the Pallium Canada website for further information.
LEAP Mini
LEAP Mini is a one-day course that offers a broad introduction to the basic concepts of palliative care in a Top Ten Tips Format. LEAP Mini is led by Pallium Canada's Certified LEAP Facilitators who are experienced palliative care clinicians and educators.
LEAP Core
LEAP Core is an interactive two-day course that offers interprofessional clinicians competency-based palliative care education based on Canadian realities and current best evidence. LEAP Core is led by Pallium Canada's Certified LEAP Facilitators who are experienced educators and champions in palliative care.
Canadian Serious Illness Conversations (CSIC)
The Canadian Serious Illness Conversations (CSIC) course is designed to provide health care professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to have compassionate and effective conversations with patients and their families dealing with serious illnesses. This course empowers health care professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide©, developed by Ariadne Labs of Harvard Medical School.
Delivery Modes
The Canadian Serious Illness Conversations (CSIC) course can be delivered online or by hybrid delivery.
Who is it for?
The CSIC course is ideal for any health care professional (e.g., primary care providers, nurses, social workers) who wants to use the Serious Illness Conversation Guide more effectively, and improve their ability to engage in meaningful and compassionate conversations.
Hosting
Interested in hosting a Canadian Serious Illness Conversations (CSIC) course for your organization? Reach out to PPSMCP Nurse Educator for your area.
“Taking Ownership” – Online Learning Module
Free interactive module for health care professionals.
Pallium Canada is proud to launch an online version of the LEAP “Taking Ownership” module. The goal of this interactive module is to encourage healthcare professionals from different disciplines to make primary-level palliative care a part of their daily work.
The Taking Ownership module provides an introductory overview of the palliative care approach and how health care professionals from different disciplines can make primary-level palliative care a part of their daily work.This free module will give you a sense of the rich content and engaging nature of Pallium's Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) courseware.
Learning Objectives
- Define “palliative care approach” and understand to what “palliative care” refers
- Identify patients who could benefit from a palliative care approach earlier in the illness
- Activate a palliative care approach earlier in the illness trajectory
- Expand your role in providing a palliative care approach in your setting
Topics Include
- “Palliative”: Overcoming the Stigma
- Illness Trajectories
- Identifying Patients Earlier
- The Palliative Care Approach
- The Language We Use
- Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
- Gold Standards Framework
The module will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.
Support
- Betty Tucker, Program Assistant