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Professional Training

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In view of rapidly ageing population and growing demand for end-of-life care services in the community, the JCECC professional training programme aims to nurture high quality end-of-life care professionals. The programme is developed based on a multi-dimensional end-of-life care competencies framework. With 7 diversified domains, the programme provides trainings in different categories in end-of-life care.

Details of individual professional training workshops can be found below:

Background and Basic Concepts
  • Basic concept and understanding of end-of-life care
  • Local and global end-of-life care situation and development
  • Impact on social concept towards development of end-of-life care
Symptom Management
  • Clinical symptom evaluation and management
  • Non-pharmacological and alternative interventions
Psychosocial and Spiritual Care
  • Psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and family members
  • Holistic body-mind-spirit end-of-life care
Communication
  • Communication between the patients and family members (e.g. resolving conflict, re-constructing family relationship, etc.)
  • Communication between end-of-life care professional and the family members
End-of-life Decision Making
  • Plan and arrangement of Advance Care Plan
  • Advance Directive and its related ethical and legal concern
Bereavement Care
  • Psychological preparation and practical support on death
  • Family needs on bereavement
  • Bereavement care support and counselling
Self-reflection and Self Care
  • Self-reflection and self care of end-of-life care professionals
  • Self experience and emotion on death and its impact on end-of-life care
  • Emotional and pressure handling arised from work