Project description

Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U) promotes the inclusion of palliative care education as an integral part of all medical, nursing, and allied health undergraduate and entry-to-practice training, and ongoing post-graduate professional development.

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Learning options

PCC4U online learning modules

Core modules

  • Module 1: Principles of palliative care
  • Module 2: Communicating with people with life-limiting illnesses
  • Module 3: Assessing and managing symptoms
  • Module 4: Optimising function in palliative care

Focus topics

  • Topic 1: Multidisciplinary care
  • Topic 2: Caring for Assessing and managing symptoms life-limiting illness
  • Topic 3: Caring for children with life-limiting illnesses
  • Topic 4: Culture-centred care of people with life-limiting illnesses
Target audience

Medical, nursing, and allied health undergraduates and graduates, and educators.

Enrolled nurse toolkit

A suite of eLearning Modules and resources which aims to develop capacity in the Enrolled Nurse workforce. It is aligned to the unit of competency HLTENN068 Provide end of life care and a palliative approach in nursing practice (Release 2) and to the Enrolled Nurse Standards for Practice. This is version 3 of the Enrolled Nurse Toolkit.

Topics

  • Topic 1: Principles of palliative care
  • Topic 2: Communicating with people with life-limiting illnesses
  • Topic 3: Principles of symptom assessment and management
  • Topic 4: Assessment and management of pain
  • Topic 5: Optimising function in palliative care
  • Topic 6: End-of-life care and bereavement support
Target audience

Enrolled nurses and educators

Careworker toolkit

A suite of online palliative care teaching and learning resources that support the delivery of CHCPAL001– Deliver care services using a palliative approach (Release 2). This is version 2 of the Care Worker Toolkit.

Topics

  • Topic 1: The principles and aims of palliative care
  • Topic 2: Supporting care
  • Topic 3: Providing care
  • Topic 4: End-of-life care strategies
  • Topic 5: Managing your own emotional responses
Target audience

Careworkers and educators

Cultural safety toolkit

The content of this toolkit is mapped to CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety.

Topics

  • Part 1: About me and my workplace
  • Part 2: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
  • Part 3: Providing care through engagement and partnerships
Target audience

Health students and educators

First Nations health professionals resources

The IPEPA/PCC4U Palliative Care Toolkit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professionals supports the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce to walk alongside people living with life-limiting illness and at the end of life.

Topics

  • Understanding palliative care
  • Yarning about palliative care
  • Symptom management in palliative care
  • Loss, grief, and healing
  • Looking after yourself
Target audience

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals and students and educators

Funder

Australian Department of Health and Aged Care

Cost for participant

Nil

Registration required

For courses presented on PCC4U learning management system (LMS)

For further information

E-mail: pcc4U@qut.edu.au
Phone: (07) 3138 6128

PCC4U website

Last updated 06 December 2023

Expected outcomes

PCC4U promotes the inclusion of palliative care education as an integral part of all medical, nursing, and allied health undergraduate and entry to practice training, and ongoing post-graduate professional development.

Access Course

PCC4U Online learning modules

Core modules

  • Module 1: Principles of palliative care
  • Module 2: Communicating with people with life-limiting illnesses
  • Module 3: Palliative assessment & intervention
  • Module 4: Optimising function in palliative care

Focus topics

  • Topic 1: Multidisciplinary care
  • Topic 2: Caring for Aboriginal people with life-limiting conditions
  • Topic 3: Caring for children with life-limiting conditions
  • Topic 4: Culture-centred care of people with life-limiting conditions

Enrolled Nurse Toolkit

A suite of eLearning Modules and resources which aims to develop capacity in the Enrolled Nurse workforce.

Topics

  • Topic 1: Principles of palliative care
  • Topic 2: Communicating with people with life-limiting conditions
  • Topic 3: Principles of symptom assessment and management
  • Topic 4: Assessment and management of pain
  • Topic 5: Optimising function in palliative care
  • Topic 6: Terminal care and bereavement support

Care Worker Toolkit

A suite of online palliative care teaching and learning resources that support the delivery of CHCPAL001– Deliver care services using a palliative approach (Release 2).

Topics

  • Topic 1: The principles and aims of a palliative approach
  • Topic 2: Supporting care
  • Topic 3: Providing care
  • Topic 4: End of life care strategies
  • Topic 5: Managing your own emotional responses

Target audience

Educators and clinicians delivering formal and informal palliative care education in higher education and Vocational Education and Training (VET) sectors and care settings.

Self-directed learning for all palliative care health care providers.

For further information

Kylie Ash
PCC4U National Project Manager
Queensland University of Technology
t: 0731386128 e: k.ash@qut.edu.au​

PCC4U Website