Who is it for?
LEAP Heart is ideal for any health care professional, such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and more, who provides care to patients with advanced heart diseases.
This course promotes teamwork, supports interprofessional collaboration, and fosters connections among health care providers across cardiology settings (e.g., cardiologists, cardiac nurses, coronary care unit staff, social workers) who work together to support patients with advanced heart disease.
Course features
Collaborate and learn from interprofessional experts in the field and in an interprofessional setting.
Choose from multiple delivery models to suit your learning preferences.
Developed and reviewed by Canadian palliative care experts.
Gain essential skills and competencies in the palliative care approach, specifically for patients with advanced heart diseases.
Earn a nationally recognized LEAP certificate of completion
Receive an electronic copy of the Pallium Palliative Pocketbook.
Collaborate and learn from interprofessional experts in the field and in an interprofessional setting.
Choose from multiple delivery models to suit your learning preferences.
Gain expertise in managing symptoms and needs such as pain, psychosocial distress, and the use of medical devices in patients with advanced heart conditions.
Learn to manage palliative care needs specifically for patients with advanced heart diseases while working through case studies that reflect real-world scenarios.
Earn a nationally recognized LEAP certificate of completion
Receive an electronic copy of the Pallium Palliative Pocketbook.
Delivery modes
- Self-paced learning: Complete 17 interactive, self-learning modules at your own pace (approximately 8 hours of work) in advance of the facilitated workshop.
- Workshop: Participate in 6 hours of live webinars led by LEAP facilitators where learners will work through cases and discuss learnings from modules
Pricing for online delivery:
$425 for physicians
$295 for non-physicians
$175 for personal care aides
Non-physicians refers to nurses, pharmacists, social workers, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, students, residents, etc.
Personal care aides refers to personal support workers, health care aides, health care assistants, care aides, etc.
- Self-paced learning: Complete 17 interactive, self-learning modules at your own pace (approximately 8 hours of work) in advance of the facilitated workshop.
- Workshop: Participate in 6 hours of in-person, face-to-face learning with LEAP facilitators where learners will work through cases and discuss learnings from modules.
Pricing for hybrid delivery:
$365 for physicians
$235 for non-physicians
$115 for personal care aides
Non-physicians refers to nurses, pharmacists, social workers, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, students, residents, etc.
Personal care aides refers to personal support workers, health care aides, health care assistants, care aides, etc.
Accreditation
This 2 credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 29.0 Mainpro+ credits.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 14.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Up to
29
Mainpro+ credits
Maximum of
14.5
hours
Course topics
LEAP Heart addresses key aspects of palliative care for patients with advanced heart diseases, including:
Key LEAP features
Pallium’s award-winning suite of LEAP courseware transforms health care practice across all settings of care, through practical, interprofessional and evidence-based palliative care training.
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