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Palliative Care Courses

Transform your health care practice with our award-winning suite of Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP™) courses. Our palliative care courses for health care professionals provide the knowledge, skills and confidence to improve care for patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses.

Leading palliative care courses in Canada

LEAP courses offer an engaging and interactive learning experience. With flexible online and in-person learning options, they make it easy to develop your palliative care skills.

Learn from national leaders in palliative care - 900+ certified facilitators.
Collaborate and learn in an interprofessional environment.
Engage in practical, case-based learning with real-life scenarios.
With over 600 courses held a year, find the perfect fit for your schedule.
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Building palliative care capacity across your organization

Partner with Pallium to host a LEAP course and give your team the tools to excel in palliative care, all tailored to your schedule and setting of care.

Choose the best time for your organization.
Access content tailored to your setting of care or specialty area.
Optimize learning with the right online, hybrid or in-person model.
Receive expert support to plan and organize your course.
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The right tools to make a real difference

LEAP courses transform frontline health care practice, through practical, interprofessional, evidence-based palliative care training.

Developed and peer-reviewed by Canadian palliative care experts.
Backed by research findings and real-world applications.
Aligned with provincial and national palliative care competencies.
Earn annual CPD credits and a nationally recognized certification.
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Continue building on your palliative care skills with our extensive range of informative palliative care courses, webinars and resources.

Try “Taking Ownership,” a free LEAP course module for an introductory overview of the palliative care approach.

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Designed for health care professionals working in renal care, LEAP Renal teaches the essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach, with modules and case studies contextualized to the renal care setting.
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LEAP Core is an award-winning, interprofessional palliative care course for health care professionals that provides a comprehensive understanding of the essential competencies to provide a palliative care approach.
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LEAP Heart provides cardiology teams working in outpatient clinics, hospitals, and coronary care units with knowledge and skills to provide a palliative approach to care to patients with advanced heart diseases.
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Online | Hybrid

LEAP Paediatric equips health care professionals who provide paediatrics care with the skills and competencies of the palliative care approach contextualized to the paediatric care setting.
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This course empowers health care professionals with the tools and knowledge they needed to have compassionate and effective conversations with patients and their families dealing with serious illnesses.
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LEAP Oncology is a palliative care course for health care professionals working in cancer care, that provides them with the essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach, contextualized to the cancer care setting.
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LEAP Home Care provides health care professionals as well as personal support workers (PSWs) and care aides working in home care with the essential competencies to provide a palliative care approach.
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LEAP Paramedic teaches paramedics and EMS professionals the essential practical knowledge, attitudes and skills to provide a palliative care approach on-site.
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LEAP Long-Term Care focuses on providing health care professionals as well as personal support workers (PSWs) or care aides working in long-term care and nursing homes, the essential attitudes, knowledge and skills to provide a palliative care approach.
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LEAP Mini offers health care professionals a condensed, one-day learning experience on the essential knowledge and skills of the palliative care approach.
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LEAP Lung equips health care professionals caring for patients with advanced lung disease with the knowledge and capabilities to provide a palliative approach to care, contextualized to the respirology care setting.
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LEAP In-Depth is ideal for health care professionals who have a foundation in the palliative care approach and are looking to expand their palliative care expertise across different diseases and settings of care.
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LEAP Leaders empowers health system leaders, policymakers and administrators at all levels of leadership with the knowledge, insights, and resources to improve the palliative care aspects of their services.
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LEAP Personal Support Workers equips personal support workers, care aides, and health care assistants with the knowledge, attitudes and skills to provide a palliative care approach.
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This free course offers caregivers important information, practical training and resources to help them provide care to their family or friends living with a serious illness.
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LEAP Emergency Department equips health care professionals working in emergency medicine, with the attitude, knowledge and skills to provide a palliative approach to care in emergency departments or medical crisis units.
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LEAP Hospital provides health care professionals working in hospitals with the essential knowledge and skills they need to provide a palliative care approach, contextualized to the hospital setting.
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LEAP Under/Post-Graduate provides a flexible solution for medical, nursing and other health school educators with access to all the LEAP course content, tools and resources to use in their undergraduate or post-graduate courses.

LEAP courses by the numbers

Since 2000, Pallium Canada has focused on building professional and community capacity to improve the quality and accessibility of palliative care in Canada. Pallium Canada is the largest palliative care training provider for health systems and health care organizations across Canada.

60,000+

Learners

3,500+

Courses held

900+

Facilitators

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