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Who is it for?

LEAP Renal is ideal for any health care professional, including physicians, nurses, social workers and more, working in renal care but whose primary focus is not palliative care.

This course promotes teamwork, supports interprofessional collaboration, and fosters connections among health care providers across renal care settings (e.g., nephrologists, nephrology nurses, dialysis technicians, social workers) who work together.

Learning outcomes

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

  • Identify patients who could benefit from a palliative care approach earlier in the illness trajectory.
  • Recognize early indications for palliative care in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.
  • Promote and undertake Advance Care Planning discussions.
  • 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.
  • Prepare patients and families for last days and hours.
  • Identify quality improvement opportunities related to palliative care.
  • Address the specific needs of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.

Course features

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Collaborate and learn from interprofessional experts in an interprofessional setting.

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Choose from multiple delivery models to suit your learning preferences.

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Learn from course materials that were developed and reviewed by Canadian experts in renal and palliative care.

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Gain essential skills and competencies in the palliative care approach conceptualized to a renal care setting.

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Earn a nationally recognized LEAP certificate of completion

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Receive an electronic copy of the Pallium Palliative Pocketbook.

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Collaborate and learn from interprofessional health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and more

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Choose from multiple delivery models to suit your learning preferences.

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Learn from course materials that were developed and reviewed by Canadian experts in renal and palliative care.

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Gain essential skills and competencies in the palliative care approach conceptualized to a renal care setting.

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Earn a nationally recognized LEAP certificate of completion

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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 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 15.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Maximum of

15.5

hours

Course topics

LEAP Renal provides health care professionals working in renal care 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
Team members who have attended the LEAP Renal course have always returned with a fresh perspective and appreciation for the role palliative and advance care planning can play in advancing the care of patients at end-of-life.
Dialysis Management Clinics
I now advocate for better management of patient symptoms of end-stage renal disease. Our patients report feeling relieved/ better with better symptom management.
Hannah K.
Nephrology nurse
Since taking the course, I have made it my mission to learn more about palliative care and where social work fits within it. I have also worked hard to ensure the patients I am working with are having their voices heard and have advocated on their behalf.
Melissa E.
Social worker
It’s really great to have a renal-geared palliative care program. Being new to renal nursing, this actually provided useful tips for managing common symptoms that occur regardless of where patients are on their end-of-life journey and shows the power of implementing palliative care at any time to improve symptoms that cannot be cured.
Samantha M.
Nurse Practitioner
I have definitely become more proactive in my clients needs on a holistic approach since taking this course. I now take the time to listen to the clients verbal and non-verbal words/cues and have them elaborate more on what it is they are trying to share with me, and if I am unable to help them with their needs, I reach out to the proper supports to have their needs addressed.
Jenna D.
Nephrology Nurse

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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