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End of Life Care

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Enhance your skills in providing end-of-life care and information to your patients CPD accredited with RACGP

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Description

Confidently provide end-of-life care
Build your knowledge and skills
RACGP CPD hours
3 hour online course

About this Program

GPs play a significant role in facilitating end-of-life care for their patients.

The End of Life Care course give GPs the confidence to care for patients with a terminal illness and provides GPs with a framework for patient ‘shared care’ with specialist palliative care services.

Learn about the decision-making process, Advance Care Directives and the Resuscitation 7 Step Pathway, so that you have the confidence and knowledge to assist and inform patients about end-of-life care. 

CPD Accreditation

This course is three hours in duration and CPD accredited through GP Partners Australia for the 2023-2025 triennium with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP):

  • Educational Activities: 3 hours
  • Reviewing Performance: 2 hours

Program Content

Learning Outcomes

This course will help you achieve the following learning outcomes:

  • Confidently provide end of life information to patients
  • Review an Advance Care Directives and Resuscitation Plan 7 step Pathway for end of life to enhance the safety and quality of patient care
  • Describe key components in the hierarchy of decision making for end of life care
  • Discuss the role of a substitute decision maker
  • Increase the awareness of Advance Care Directives, and their importance in South Australia
Course Content
  • Your obligations and the law  
  • Converting patient wishes to clinical instructions  
  • Ensuring everything goes to plan  

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The modules were relevant and more specific to general practice than other training I have done previously.”

Erin, Enrolled Nurse

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