Health Education England – NHS

About This Course

End of life care training – Learn Online & Get Certification from the APM & HEE

This multidisciplinary e-learning resource covers the knowledge and skills needed to deliver the highest quality care to people nearing the end of their lives. It is suitable for nurses, doctors, allied care professionals, care home workers and care agency staff anywhere in the world.

Comprehensive care training for practitioners globally

The learning content covers a wide range of topics, include advance care planning, social care and symptom management. It also covers softer skills, such as communication, that are vital in caring for patients and their families. This end of life care course is highly interactive, with videos, self-assessment questions and case studies to help you reflect on the difficult issues and put learning in a practical context.

Test your knowledge with interactive exercises

You can test how you would respond in certain scenarios, such as dealing with a patient’s concerns about their condition. There is a strong focus on understanding the psychological and spiritual aspects of terminal illness.

The content has been written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in conjunction with the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland. So, it meets the highest professional standards.

Easy online access

You can access e-ELCA via the Internet so you can study at your own pace in the workplace, at home or even on the move.

e-ELCA features over 160 highly interactive sessions that are arranged into eight modules.

Learning Objectives

By Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland

By Health Education England

Target Audience

It is suitable for nurses, doctors, allied care professionals, care home workers and care agency staff anywhere in the world.

Curriculum

Module 0 – Introduction

Module 1 – Advance Care Planning

Module 2 – Assessment

Module 3 – Communication Skills

Module 4 – Symptom Management

Module 5 – Integrated Learning

Module 6 – Social Care

Module 7 – Bereavement

Module 8 – Spirituality

Module 9 – Priorities of Care for the Dying Person

Module 10 – Specialist Content