Self-Directed learning course for Nurses and Doctors

Essentials of Palliative Care – India (EPCI)

The online course ‘Essentials of Palliative Care – India’ is designed to allow you learn at your convenience. This course allows you to understand the essentials of palliative care, pain management, communication skills and symptom management.

Essentials of Palliative Care – India (Self Directed Learning Course for Doctors and Nurses)

Minimum qualification

MBBS or BDS. Diploma, BSc or MSc in Nursing

Course contents

This course has 33 modules: One module on Introduction to Palliative Care, 14 modules on Pain management, 5 modules on Symptom management, 6 modules on Communication skills and 7 modules on Dementia.

Duration

The duration of the course is 4 months. After 4 months, you will be automatically signed off from the learning portal. If you are unable to complete the modules in 4 months’ time due to unexpected events, you can write to the course coordinator for an extension. An application form will be available with the coordinator for extending the duration. The institution holds the authority to permit or deny the extension.

Time commitment from your part

Each module requires an average 1:30-2 hours for completion. So a total of 50-60 hours is required to complete all the modules. (12-15 hours/month)

Evaluation

After completion of each module, you will be required to pass a simple test. An 80% score is needed to pass. If you do not get 80% in the first attempt, you can repeat the test. Once you complete the first module, you will be able to move on to the next.

Fee

₹4000 for doctors and ₹2000 for nurses. Limited number of scholarships are available for deserving candidates. Please write to the course coordinator (learnersupport@palliumindia.org) for information.

Certificate

After the successful completion of 33 modules, you will receive an “Essentials of Palliative Care-India” certificate, two weeks after the course.

Testimonials of Course Attendees

I found through these modules what palliative care entails, that it begins with the diagnosis of a terminal illness and that we go with the ups and downs of the patient, till their recovery or their eventual death and ends with bereavement with the family. These modules helped me to understand how to manage pain effectively, with all the aspects covered regarding the types and their treatment. It helped me to learn about other symptoms associated, and how to effectively manage them, so that the patient can lead a good quality of life. It helped me to learn about how to communicate with the patient and their relatives regarding their disease and the best ways to answer their queries. It helped me to learn about futile interventions that are done at the end of life. It helped me to learn about dementia, which is also an essential topic, as the average lifespan has increased than previous decades and managing dementia is the need of the hour.

Dr Anbin Thomas M Boba

MBBS Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Palliative care course by Pallium India is a great initiative for palliative care physicians and nurses. Very lucid and comprehensive modules. Modules on pain management are awesome. Learned a lot. Other symptoms- management modules are v appropriate and to the point. Anxiety and depression screening tools are very useful. I especially loved the communication skills module a lot. Dementia modules are so well planned and step by step learnt so much. A great experience – thank you so much

Dr Smita Taneja

MBBS, MD Community Health & Palliative Care Physician CanSupport, New Delhi, India

I'm Dr Shanila Abdul Majid, specialised in Oral Medicine and Radiology and a PhD Scholar under KUHS, presently working as Associate Professor in Malabar Dental College and Research Centre, Edappal. I happened to enroll myself for this palliative course conducted by Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences in the month of June, 2023 and found it very useful in upgrading my limited knowledge in Palliative medicine. They have incorporated it in a well organised manner for the student as to enhance and also commit oneself to Palliative care. What was more interesting is how each topic was provided with apt guidelines and criteria assessment and also meticulously testing our understanding with each course end by the question and answer session provided until we managed to correct our concepts precisely. This course is designed for those candidates who want to explore in depth of what Palliative medicine and care is all about. Highly recommended one. Thank you to the team for accomplishing this feat

Dr Shanila Abdul Majid

PhD Scholar & Associate Professor Malabar Dental College and Research Centre Kerala, India

How to register for the course:

Click the Register button below.
Complete the form to create a profile with a new user id and password
Upload the soft copy of your medical / nursing council certificate
Once the certificates are verified, make the payment and complete the registration.
Now you can log in and access the course.

DISCLAIMER

This is an Indianised version of original CAPC modules (Center to Advance Palliative Care, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.) adapted with the permission of CAPC. The Indianised version is not a work of CAPC and CAPC is not liable for any errors or omissions therein.
Name of Translator: Pallium India, Trivandrum & Department of Oncology, Queens University, Kingston, Canada
Date of Translation: 01/01/2022