Who is it for?

LEAP Hospital is ideal for any health care professionals, such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, working in a hospital, who provides care for patients with life-threatening and progressive life-limiting illnesses.

LEAP Hospital promotes teamwork and collaboration among different health care professionals who work in a variety of settings.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of LEAP Hospital, learners should be able to:

Identify patients in a hospital setting who could benefit from a palliative care approach earlier in the illness trajectory.
Initiate Advance Care Planning, goals of care discussions and essential conversations.
Collaborate with interprofessional teams to assess and manage pain; delirium; dyspnea; and nausea, nutrition, and hydration.
Develop plans to address spiritual, religious, or psychosocial needs.
Initiate essential discussions related to palliative and end-of-life care in daily work.
Advocate for patient needs and preferences throughout their hospital stay.
Prepare patients and families for last days and hours and care transitions.

Course features

Engage and learn from interprofessional experts in an interprofessional setting.

Developed and reviewed by Canadian palliative care experts.

Gain essential skills and competencies in the palliative care approach, tailored to hospital settings.

Learn how to collaborate and work with interprofessional teams across a hospital setting to deliver a palliative approach to care.

Earn a nationally recognized LEAP certificate of completion.

Receive an electronic copy of the Pallium Palliative Pocketbook.

Engage and learn from interprofessional experts in an interprofessional setting.

Developed and reviewed by Canadian palliative care experts.

Gain essential skills and competencies in the palliative care approach, tailored to hospital settings.

Learn how to collaborate and work with interprofessional teams across a hospital setting to deliver a palliative approach to care.

Earn a nationally recognized LEAP certificate of completion.

Receive an electronic copy of the Pallium Palliative Pocketbook.

Delivery mode

Online

Self-paced learning: Complete 17 interactive, self-learning modules at your own pace (approximately 8 hours of work).
Workshop: Participate in 6 hours of live webinars led by LEAP facilitators where learners will work through cases and discuss learnings from modules.

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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.

Accreditation

Online

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.

Up to

29

Mainpro+ credits

Course topics

LEAP Hospital provides health care professionals working in hospital settings with the essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach, including:

Being aware

Pain

Delirium

Grief

Palliative sedation

Principles of palliative care

Gastrointestinal symptoms, hydration and nutrition

Respiratory symptoms

Last days and hours

Resources and quality improvement

Decision-making

Advance Care Planning

Psychosocial and spiritual care

Request to hasten death

After completing LEAP Hospital, I added a reminder in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to identify patients who might benefit from a palliative approach. This initiative has helped me recognize several patients with end-stage but stable COPD, allowing me to initiate important conversations about end-of-life care and symptom management—discussions I might not have considered at this stage before.

Melissa M.

Physician

I am now empowered to take ownership of palliative care, confidently manage cases within my scope, and seek guidance from colleagues and specialists when necessary.

Eric N.

Physician

The modules and group discussions in LEAP Hospital enhanced my knowledge and provided me with a better understanding about palliative care!

Shantu S.

Nurse (RPN)

I appreciated how the facilitators in LEAP Hospital shared their personal experiences; it made the sessions much more meaningful and engaging.

Nurse (RPN)

LEAP Hospital learner

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.

Canada’s leading suite of palliative care courses.

Created and peer-reviewed by Canadian experts.

Earn nationally recognized certification.

Collaborate with interprofessional health care professionals.

Backed by evidence and best practices.

Over 600+ courses are held every year.

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