Symptom Management for the Dying Adult
Association of Palliative Medicine
Course Information
Why should I take this course?
This micro skills lesson from the Association for Palliative Medicine provides a concise guide to the management of physical symptoms that commonly arise when a person is in the last few days to hours of life. Although this course focuses on physical symptoms, psychosocial and spiritual issues will also need to be addressed to deliver holistic care.
This course is ideal for:
All health professionals.
What you can expect
A 30 minute eLearning course containing interactive content and activities.
Validate your learning
Each participant receives a certificate upon course completion.
Do I need any prior qualifications or experience?
Our courses and programs have been designed to meet the needs of a broad range of trainees and qualified healthcare professionals. For most courses, we do not ask that you hold certain qualifications or meet certain criteria.
Some courses are aligned to specialist medical curricula so there is a certain level of medical knowledge required in these cases. On the whole, however, the courses and programs are accessible to a broad audience of learners.
Are the programs accredited for continuous professional development (CPD) or continuing medical education (CME)?
Our courses have been developed and are delivered by Talisium's global network of content providers including universities and various professional bodies whose work underpins CPD for healthcare professionals.
Certificates of completion will be available and can be downloaded once a course has been completed. These can be used as evidence of learning for training and CPD purposes. You will need to check with your governing body about CPD standards and requirements.
Unless otherwise stated, certificates issued through Talisium are not qualifications of any formal assessment.
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