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Congratulations on Your Retirement

The entire team at NSMHPCN would like to wish Inge and Sue all the best as they head off on the next chapter of their journeys! Both Inge and Sue have played integral roles in our organization and will have left behind amazing legacies in Hospice Palliative Care.

Air Date: 01-MAR-24

Palliative Care Conversations

Please join Lynda Meeks, NSMHPCN Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultant (PPSMC) with the Mentorship and Education Portfolio, along with Nancy Good-Kennedy, NSMHPCN PPSMC, as they discuss the importance of having difficult conversations and finding the hope, joy and gratitude in the face of fear.

Hospice palliative care is an interdisciplinary approach to care for patients and their caregivers. At the core of this team-based care is relationship building. Relationship building is also at the core of leadership. Nurses are in a unique position to become leaders within the hospice palliative care team and create change for their patients and their caregivers.

“Palliative leadership includes leadership in palliative care clinical practice to promote excellence and evidence-based practice; leadership in research to grow and mature the evidence; leadership in policy and advocacy to guide changes in health care, delivery, and access; and leadership in education to assure palliative care skill development for all health-care professionals as they enter into practice. Leadership in palliative care spans across disciplines, roles, and titles.” (Dahlin, C., Coyne, P., Goldberg, J., & Vaughan, L. 2019. Palliative Care Leadership. Journal of Palliative Care, 34(1):21-28. doi:10.1177/0825859718791427)

Advanced Care Planning

Thursday, April 25th, 2024

Nausea & Vomiting

May 30th, 2024

Constipation & Diarrhea

June 27th, 2024

Dyspnea

September 26th, 2024

Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care

Upcoming Offerings:

Building on the Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care Program, The Advanced Palliative Practice Skills (APPS) program is an interactive, educational opportunity for Personal Support Workers (PSWs), Health Care Aides and Hospice Volunteers who are graduates of the Core Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care Program.



Course Components:

• Three, 2-hour virtual in-class Case Based Learning sessions
• Self-directed online learning modules x 4
• Two peer-to-peer exchanges
• Ongoing self reflection with practical application activities

All course components are mandatory, including attendance at all virtual in class learning sessions.

Pre-requisite: 

Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care.

Duration: Approximately 9 weeks

Upcoming Offerings:

Comprehensive Advanced Palliative Care Education (CAPCE) Program

The CAPCE program is uniquely designed for nurses (RPN, RN, NP) to develop their leadership and expertise skills in hospice palliative care across all healthcare sectors.

Course Components:

• Four, 4-hour virtual in-class Case Based Learning sessions
• Coaching Sessions (6-8) 2-hours each
• Two Practical Application Assignments
• Self directed reading
• Independent Online Modules x 6
• Four Peer-to Peer exchanges

All course components are mandatory, including attendance at all virtual in class learning sessions.

Pre-requisites:

To be eligible to participate in the CAPCE program, the following pre-requisites are required

• Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care Program
• A minimum of 1-year experience caring for people with a progressive, life-limiting illness
• Ability and interest to function as a Resource Nurse, providing primary level support and advanced level knowledge and skills for care team members in his or her organization
• Ability and interest to coach others, facilitate change and be a role model
• Sensitivity to the impact of attitudes, behaviours, life experiences, values, thoughts and feelings on the well-being and quality of life from the perspective of all partners in care

Duration: Approximately 5 months

Upcoming Offerings: