Serious Illness Conversations Workshop

Lien Centre for Palliative Care
Education
For Interdisciplinary
Serious Illness Conversations Workshop

Welcome to the Serious Illness Conversations Workshop!

This workshop will equip clinicians with the skills to conduct serious illness conversations with patients and families. The Serious Illness Conversation Program offers healthcare professionals a structure and language to talk with seriously ill patients about their goals, values and priorities as part of shared decision making.

CONTACT US
For more information, please contact us at lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg or 6601 2034 (Asyura).

The content may be subjected to change without prior notice. Workshop participants will be duly updated should there be any changes.

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Workshop Content

Learning Objectives:

Appreciate the importance and benefits of serious illness conversations
Discuss the evidence for the Serious Illness Conversation (SIC) Program
Identify the key elements of the SIC Guide
Practise use of the SIC Guide
To understand the similarities and differences between SIC and Advance Care Planning
Discuss the barriers and enablers to real world implementation of the SIC Program

Registration and Workshop Details

Registration

Kindly click here for registration. For any queries, please contact us at lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg.

Upcoming Runs (1.5 days):

16 & 24 October 2023
20 & 29 November 2023
18 & 25 January 2024
29 February & 7 March 2024
18 & 25 April 2024
24 & 31 May 2024
12 & 19 July 2024
13 & 20 September 2024
23 & 30 October 2024
12 & 19 November 2024

Timings (subject to changes):
Day 1: 9.00am - 3.40pm, and
Day 2: 8.30am - 12.40pm

Venue: TBA

Workshop Fee:

Doctors: SGD 350 before GST

Nurses, MSWs and Allied Health: SGD 200 before GST

Withdrawal and Refund Policy

Please be informed withdrawal from workshop must be made in writing for refund of fees.

Refund Policy
Date of withdrawal	%
2 weeks or more before workshop start date:	100%
Less than 2 weeks before workshop start date:	50%
On or after workshop start date:	0%

Accreditation & Certification

This workshop is pending accreditation from the Singapore Medical Council, Singapore Nursing Board & Singapore Pharmacy Council.
Continuing education credits are available for LCPC events through the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) and Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC) subject to their respective approvals.

Upon completion of each workshop, participants can claim up to 6 CPE points from SMC/SNB or up to 5 CPE points from SPC.

Attendees who wish to avail of the credits are required to sign the relevant registration form along with their CPE/CME number on the day(s) of the events.

The attendee’s registration details will be submitted after the event and credited upon receiving respective approvals.
Workshop participants will be awarded with an e-Certificate of Completion at the end of the workshop*.

*The e-Certificate of Completion will only be awarded to participants who achieved at least 80% attendance for face-to-face teachings and completion of all coursework (including assessments and evaluation)

Target Audience

Doctors, nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with serious illnesses and have a passion to learn communication skills to conduct serious illness conversations.

Prerequisites

Proficiency in English
Ability to commit to the entire 1.5-day workshop