BCCPC - Palliative Essentials in Long Term Care (LTC) 1: Palliative approach foundations

Palliative Essentials in Long-Term Care 1: Palliative Approach Foundations

Most people moving into LTC live with health conditions causing frailty. Changes in their health are expected.  This section of the course addresses how residents and families benefit when everyone on the care team includes a palliative approach in care supporting comfort, dignity, and quality of life from the time of moving in through final days of life. 

The BC Centre for Palliative Care Palliative Essentials in Long-Term Care (LTC) Course is designed to help LTC clinicians integrate a palliative approach into everyday care. The course is part of a 5-part curriculum that includes base content for a palliative approach upon which to build further learning of discipline-specific knowledge and skills. The online education is meant to complement application of education in the care home. It is comprised of short, free, online resources, which have been curated to provide introductions to reputable sources and accommodate various learning styles.

The curriculum is for nurses and allied health clinicians working in BC LTC homes, and available for physicians and nurse practitioners. A companion course is in development for health care assistants (HCA).