Topic - Delivery of End-of-life care in the acute setting
Content
The education modules are designed to assist clinical staff working in acute hospitals in delivering end-of-life care. They provide clinically relevant and evidence based learning materials with quizzes, evidence based links and educational videos.
The following modules are now available:
Understanding the context of dying and death
- End of Life Care for Diverse Communities
- Dying, a normal part of life
- States of Mind at the End of Life
- Assessing Patient States of Mind at the End of Life
- Clinical Management of Anxiety, Depression and More
Clinical skills in end-of-life care
- Recognising the end of life
- Patient-centred communication and shared decision-making
- Planning end-of-life care - goals of care
- Responding to concerns
- Teams and continuity for the patient
- Imminent death - how to respond
End-of-life care with different patients
- Chronic complex illness end-of-life care
- Emergency department end-of-life care
- Paediatric end-of-life care
Depth
Intermediate
Time to Complete
10 - 65 minutes depending on module
Target Audience
Health Professionals
Authors
End-of-life Essentials, Flinders University
Comments
Although designed for the acute sector staff from other settings are likely to benefit from the communication modules.
Doctors, nurses and allied health professionals will find specific resources and learning opportunities within each module for their own professional perspective.
Registration Required
Yes
Payment Required
No
Student Support
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Country of Origin
Australia
Web Address
https://www.endoflifeessentials.com.au/tabid/5195/Default.aspx
Page created 06 April 2022