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CORE CONCEPTS LEVEL ONE NEWMARKET: SPRING 2008 
This 30-hour introduction to hospice palliative care is designed to meet the educational needs of volunteers, homemakers and personal support workers. However, the course will be helpful to any care provider exposed to palliative care.
The program consists of topics such as: Location: Audititorium,
York Region Newmarket Health Centre
194 Eagle Street, Newmarket, L3Y 1J6
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Introduction to Principles of Hospice Palliative Care
  • Communication and Listening Skills
  • Pain Management and Symptom Control
  • Alzheimer Dementias in Palliative Care
  • Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care and Funeral Planning
  • Cultural Considerations in Caring for the Dying
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Stress Management
  • Introduction to Family Dynamics
  • Complementary Therapy
  • Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
  • Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
  • Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
  • Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
  • Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
  • Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
  • Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
  • Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
  • Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
  • Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
For more information, or to register, click here.

CORE CONCEPTS LEVEL ONE RICHMOND HILL: SPRING 2008 
This 30-hour introduction to hospice palliative care is designed to meet the educational needs of volunteers, homemakers and personal support workers. However, the course will be helpful to any care provider exposed to palliative care.
The program consists of topics such as: Location: Auditorium, St Mary’s Immaculate Church 10295 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m
  • Introduction to Principles of Hospice Palliative Care
  • Communication and Listening Skills
  • Pain Management and Symptom Control
  • Alzheimer Dementias in Palliative Care
  • Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care and Funeral Planning
  • Cultural Considerations in Caring for the Dying
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Stress Management
  • Introduction to Family Dynamics
  • Complementary Therapy
  • Monday, April 21, 2008
  • Monday, April 29th, 2008
  • Thursday, May 8th, 2008
  • Thursday, May 15th, 2008
  • Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
  • Thursday, May 29th, 2008
  • Thursday, June 5th, 2008
  • Thursday, June 12th, 2008
  • Thursday, June 19th, 2008
  • Thursday, June 26th, 2008
For more information, or to register, click here.

Core Concepts Level II
Participants must complete Core Concepts Level I to be eligible to register for this program.
The 30-hour Level 2 program is designed to meet hospice palliative care educational needs of volunteers, homemakers and personal support workers. In addition, the course will be helpful to any healthcare provider exposed to hospice palliative care.
The educational program offers:

Location: TBA

  • The Palliative Care Team
  • Building Trust and Issues in Suffering
  • Pain and Symptom Management
  • Pain Management Without Medications
  • Case Study Workshop
  • When Your Patient Doesn’t Feel Like Eating
  • Diseases in Palliative Care
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Ethics and Cultural Issues
  • Case Study Workshop
Spring 2008 Dates
will be announced soon
For more information, or to register, click here. Participants must complete Core Concepts Level I to be eligible to register for this program.


Complex Issues In Palliative Care

This 30 hour program for RN’s, RPN’s and allied health professionals takes a comprehensive look at problems faced 		Location: Auditorium, St Mary’s Immaculate Church 10295 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill
Time: ALL DAY 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

by patients and families at the end of life. Based on the CHPCA Standards of practice, it addresses team approach to pain and symptom management, psychosocial issues, disease process and treatments, and spiritual/ ethical issues.

For more information, click here.

  • No Spring 2008 Courses announced yet


Clinical Practice In Palliative Care

The program reflects an academic approach in preparation for the hospice palliative care nursing certification examination (through the Canadian Nurses Association). The case study based format will address issues through an holistic approach to care, and has been designed to advance the registered nurse’s knowledge in the specialty of hospice palliative care.

For more information, click here.

Location:

Dates:

  • No Spring 2008 Courses announced yet



Hospice Palliative Care Mentorship Program
The 30-hour program has been designed to develop inter-disciplinary hospice palliative care teams within long-term and extended care facilities. For more information, click here.
In-House Workshops
In-house workshops can be tailored to meet the specific needs identified by long-term and extended care facilities. To enquire about an in-house workshop at your place of work, click here.