QuoCCA Fundamentals of Palliative Care for Allied Health

Content

This e-Learning package has been specifically developed for allied health professionals. The package consists of an introductory course and 8 profession-specific electives which detail the role of particular allied health professionals throughout the phases of palliative care:

• Music therapy
• Nutrition & dietetics
• Occupational therapy
• Pharmacy
• Physiotherapy
• Psychology
• Speech pathology
• Social work.

Depth

Beginner to intermediate

Target audience

Allied health professionals who provide services to or have an interest in supporting children with a life-limiting condition and their families

Time to complete

Introduction module: approximately 90 minutes (3 sections, 30 minutes each)

Each elective: 2 hours

Authors

Dr Anthony Herbert and Dr Stuart Ekberg

Comments

Complete the required introductory course and evaluation before progression to your profession-specific course and evaluation.

You are then welcome to dive into any of the other profession-specific courses to learn more about the role of your interprofessional colleagues across the continuum of paediatric palliative care.

This package was developed by Gold Coast Health & Children's Health Queensland primarily for the Queensland context, though much of the content will still be relevant to other jurisdictions across Australia.

Registration required

Yes

Payment required

No

Student support

Yes

Certificate

No

Country of origin

Australia

Web Address

https://palliativecareeducation.com.au/course/​index.php?categoryid=42

For more information about Paediatric Palliative Care please visit the QuoCCA website.