Online Learning Modules
Management of subcutaneous infusions in palliative care
Queensland Health
These online learning modules support clinicians in the management of subcutaneous infusions in palliative care. A printed module is available in addition to the online versions.
PEPA online learning module: General practitioners and rural and remote medical practitioners
Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA)
This online learning module covers key topics in palliative care provide activities to consolidate learning and direct users to other sources of information that should enable them to further develop their knowledge and skills in palliative care. For full access to this module, you will first need to create an account. Registering to access the eLearning is free.
Advance eLearning Modules
The Advance Project
Advance is a free toolkit of screening and assessment tools and a training package. The project is specifically designed to support nurses in Australian general practices to work with general practitioners to initiate palliative care and advance care planning in everyday general practice.
PEPA online learning module: Nurses and allied health professionals
Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA)
This online learning module covers key topics in palliative care provide activities to consolidate learning and direct users to other sources of information that should enable them to further develop their knowledge and skills in palliative care. For full access to this module, you will first need to create an account. Registering to access the eLearning is free.
Palliative Care Online Training
Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association
An online training program to assist health professionals who provide palliative care in community aged care.
The learning modules aim to develop skills and confidence, and cover the knowledge and values needed to communicate and care for people with a life limiting illness and/or are approaching the final stages of the normal ageing process.
The package of online training has 7 modules and supporting resources. Modules 1–4 are based on the best practice guidelines—The Guidelines for a Palliative Approach for Aged Care in the Community Setting (COMPAC). Modules 5, 6 and 7are skill modules. The modules offered include:
- Module 1—A Palliative Approach to Care
- Module 2—Planning and Assessment
- Module 3—Providing Care to Clients and Carers
- Module 4—Delivering a Palliative Approach for Aged Care in the Community Setting
- Module 5—Pain Management
- Module 6—Recognising Deteriorating Clients
- Module 7—Practicing Self-care
Enrolled nurses
PCC4U EN Toolkit
Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates
The PCC4U EN Toolkit aims to develop capacity in the enrolled nurse workforce, providing care for people with life-limiting conditions. The suite of eLearning modules and supporting resources have been designed to support learning in EN training packages. They are aligned to the unit of competency HLTENN010 Apply a Palliative Approach in Nursing Practice, and to EN standards for practice.
End of Life Law for Clinicians
Australian Centre for Health Law Research, QUT
This online training course is designed for medical practitioners and students, nurses and allied and other health professionals focuses on the law relating to end of life decision-making.
There are 12 modules:
- The role of law in end of life care
- Capacity and consent to medical treatment
- Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment
- Advance Care Planning and Advance Care Directives
- Substitute decision-making for medical treatment
- Legal protection for administering pain and symptom relief
- Children and end of life decision-making
- Futile or non-beneficial treatment
- Emergency treatment for adults
- Managing conflict
- Voluntary assisted dying
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and end of life law