Join the dedicated group of over 900 palliative care clinicians and educators transforming the landscape of palliative care across Canada.
Become a Facilitator
Transform palliative care in Canada
Pallium Canada’s Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) courses and its Canadian Serious Illness Conversations courses are taught by a dedicated group of palliative care instructors, clinicians and educators from across Canada. It is the passion and dedication of Pallium’s facilitators across Canada to the palliative care approach that is transforming the way we care for Canadians facing life-limiting illness and their families.
From major cities to rural towns, Pallium’s certified facilitators bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and passion to teach palliative care training and advocate for better palliative care in their communities.
Benefits of becoming a facilitator
Build the capacity of your peers to transform the way we care for Canadians facing life-limiting illnesses.
Learn essential facilitation skills and techniques to encourage active participation.
Connect with leaders in palliative care for invaluable networking opportunities.
Publication opportunities.
Great addition to your professional resume.
Receive a competitive honorarium.
LEAP facilitator requirements
Have completed a LEAP course.
Be a registered health care professional. Most facilitators are physicians, nurse practitioners or registered nurses.*
Have at least 2 years of full-time clinical palliative care experience.
Have at least 2 years of experience educating professionals (academic, continuing education, advanced certification, community, or institutional teaching).
*While the majority of our facilitators are one of the professions listed above, as our courses are interprofessional, LEAP facilitators also include other health care professions such as:
- Social workers with a bachelor or higher in social work from an accredited university (or equivalent).
- Paramedics (Licensed Advanced Care Paramedic in provincial jurisdiction)
- Spiritual Care Practitioner (Certified member of the Canadian Association of Spiritual Care)
- Other registered and inter-disciplinary health care professionals with experience in palliative care.
Most LEAP courses are facilitated by two or more facilitators. Pallium ensures that all facilitators are paired with an appropriate co-facilitator for the course.
Subject Matter Experts
Our suite of LEAP courses includes many specialty- and setting of care- specific courses. Pallium welcomes applications from health care professionals, who are not palliative care specialists, with expertise in different settings of care or specialties to support the delivery of LEAP as a subject matter expert.
Canadian Serious Illness Conversations facilitator requirements
Have completed Pallium’s Canadian Serious Illness Conversations Course.
Have at least 6 months of experience using the Serious Illness Conversations Guide in your practice.
Must be a registered health care professional.
Must have experience providing care to individuals with life-limiting illnesses.
How to become a facilitator
If you meet the above qualifications, experience, and prerequisites outlined above:
- Apply: Complete the facilitator application form and we’ll contact you with further details within 2 weeks. Once approved:
- Pre-course activities: Complete all online pre-course activities to prepare for your facilitator training.
- Training session: Attend an online or in-person facilitator training session.
- Co-facilitate: Successfully co-facilitate a minimum of 1 course with a Pallium Coach or Master Facilitator.
Get started
If you’re ready to make a difference in palliative care and meet the qualifications, experience, and prerequisites mentioned above, click below to begin your application process and join us in advancing palliative care.
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