Palliative Care Emergencies

This course gives registered professionals the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to palliative care emergencies such as spinal cord compression, superior vena cava obstruction, hypercalcaemia, neutropenic sepsis, and major haemorrhage. Emphasising early recognition, multidisciplinary collaboration, and advance care planning, the course supports sensitive communication and decision-making to enhance patient comfort, safety, and quality of life during critical situations.

Please also see other Palliative Care and End of Life training courses developed by the MPFT Palliative and End of Life Care Team (Palliative + EOLC):

E-Learning:

• Palliative Care Introduction for Care Support Workers
• Advance Care Planning
• Early Identification of End of Life
• Spirituality and End of Life Care

Webinars:

Available for registered staff:

• Assessment and Care Planning in Palliative and End of Life Care
• Difficult Conversations
• Care After Death
• Last Days of Life

Available for all staff:

• Introduction to ReSPECT and Advance Care Planning
• Responding to Distress: Communication Skills
• End of Life Education for Care Agencies

This training is designed for registered professionals. Therefore, whilst everyone is welcome to access it, please be aware that some content may not directly apply to your role.

This training is equivalent to 60 minutes participatory hours for CPD. A certificate will be provided upon completion of this training.

This training does discuss death and dying, and may be upsetting for some audiences.

This training was developed by the MPFT Palliative and End of Life Care Team (Palliative + EOLC).