Topics:

• The Role of Palliative Care in the ICU
• Communication Skills in the ICU
• ICU Ethics
• Compassionate Removal of Mechanical Ventilation
• Compassionate Discharge
• Grief & Bereavement

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:

1. Understand different models of care for providing generalist and specialist palliative care in the ICU
2. Communicate with families using the Serious Illness Conversation Guide to understand patient's values and preferences
3. Analyse complex ethical issues using the Jonsen's 4-Box Approach
4. Understand the importance of standardizing the compassionate removal of mechanical ventilation
5. Describe the considerations in a compassionate discharge
6. Identify and respond to acute grief reactions

Learners will access materials such as videos, animated presentations, readings, assessments on the Learning Management System (LMS) at their own pace and time.

Estimated time required is 7 hours.

Learners have access to the materials for one month upon successful registration.

The online self-paced learning is supplemented by an online forum that will address any questions and comments at the end of the course.

Registration:
Interested learners please register and purchase the course via the Duke-NUS Course Catalogue here.

Course Duration: Learners will be given 1 month (from date of purchase) to access the course materials and complete the course.

Course Fee: SGD 87.20 inclusive of 9% GST

Additional support for local doctors working in primary care
This course is eligible for the Primary Care Palliative Champions (PC2) Training Award by Singapore Hospice Council. For inquiries, please contact info@singaporehospice.org.sg. View here for more information.

Please be informed that there will be no refund for the online course.

For bulk enrolment, kindly email lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg.
Note: A minimum of 10 pax are required for bulk enrolment.

Accreditation
Submission of continuing education credits (CPE/CME) for fully asynchronous courses is to be done by learners through their respective accreditation boards upon course completion

Certification
Course participants will be awarded an e-Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the online course*.

*The e-Certificate of Attendance will only be awarded to participants via the Learning Management System upon completion of all coursework (including assessments and evaluation)

• Local and International ICU Healthcare Professionals in active clinical practice in acute care settings

• Registered Healthcare Professionals

Clinical Asst/Prof Jamie ZHOU
Senior Consultant, Division of Supportive & Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore; SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive & Palliative Care Centre

Clinical Assoc/Prof Alethea YEE
Director of Education, Lien Centre for Palliative Care; Deputy Head (Clinical/Education), SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive & Palliative Care Centre; Senior Consultant, Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore

Dr LEE Sze Yi
Senior Resident Physician

Mr Andy SIM
Master Medical Social Worker, Medical Social Service, Singapore General Hospital
Ms Stella GOH
Advanced Practice Nurse, Division of Supportive & Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore

Ms Patricia CHUA
Master Medical Social Worker, Medical Social Service, Singapore General Hospital
Dr YEW Woon Si
Head, Anaesthesiology Department, Singapore National Eye Centre; Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital

Dr Alina TAN
Senior Resident Physician, Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital