End of Life Care Awareness
About End of Life Care
This course is ideal for all health and social care staff working in palliative care or caring for individuals approaching the end of life. Learners will understand common attitudes, fears and uncertainties surrounding end of life and learn how to provide reassurance and comfort to a patient during this time. This course also highlights the responsibilities of a carer in end of life care. With this understanding, learners will make care plans for patients to ensure that they spend their final moments in a positive and stress-free environment.
Course Length
Our End of Life Care training course is 2 hours long and completed in a half-day. Our courses are structured to allow breaks for learners to eat and rest.
Certificate Validity
The End of Life Care awareness training certificate lasts 12 months (1 year). Before expiry, you’ll need to re-enrol to receive a new certificate.
Delivery Methods
Our most popular form of training is held in-house, where we send a trainer out to your premises for a face-to-face session (for groups of up to 12). We also run the End of Life Care awareness training course online. Ask about our webinar sessions.
Topics Covered
Please see our course outline. During this End of the Life Care Awareness training course, you will learn key topics such as the end of life care strategy, common attitudes and fears surrounding death and dying, alongside positive and negative experiences in end of life care.
Cost/Pricing
Pricing can vary depending on location, dates, group size (where applicable), and more factors. For a free email quotation, please contact our advisors directly on 0800 781 2041 or leave an enquiry.
How Do You Get Certified?
This course is available via an in-house group course for up to 12 delegates. Choose for the course to be delivered either face to face or by a blended learning option, at a time and place convenient to you. Alternatively, learn through one of our scheduled courses at centres located across the UK. Upon completion of this course, a certificate will be awarded.
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End of Life Care Awareness Course Outline
- Introduction and explanation to end of life care.
- What is an end of life care strategy?
- Common attitudes and fears about death and dying.
- Good and bad experiences of death and dying.
- Advanced care planning.
- Symptom management.
- Advance directives.
- Roles and responsibilities in End of life care.
- Last offices, grief and loss.
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End Of Life Care Awareness FAQs
What is End of Life Care?
End of Life care involves the treatment, care and medical support of patients that are nearing the end of their life. It is a stage of Palliative care where the patient is thought to be in the last year of life, although the timeframe can be difficult to predict. It includes the management of pain and other symptoms, emotional and psychological support, spiritual support and practical care.
Is End of Life care the same as Palliative care?
End of Life Care is a part of Palliative care that has a greater focus on the latter stages of an illness where the patient has a finite amount of time left. Palliative care is an approach to care that aims to improve the quality of life of individuals with serious, chronic or life-limiting illnesses.
What will the End of Life Care course teach me?
Candidates on the End of Life course will learn aspects of advanced care planning as part of an end of life care strategy. They will learn about symptoms and pain management as well as their roles and responsibilities as a carer as a patient nears the end of their life.
Who is this course for?
The course is aimed at specialist palliative care providers in roles such as palliative care doctors, nurse specialists and counsellors – or specialist health professionals, such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians and social workers that deal with patients in the latter stages of life.
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