About The PalliLearn Community Education Program
Introducing PalliLearn
PalliLearn is an initiative aimed at promoting palliative care education and enhancing community knowledge, death literacy, compassion literacy, and capacity to address serious illness, dying, death, and grief. PalliLearn is a Palliative Care QLD initiative, adapted by Palliative Care ACT for our local context, and is focused on providing quality and easy-to-understand courses that are accessible to all, regardless of background or experience. The courses cover essential topics related to palliative care, including key research findings, practical ways to implement them, tips for connecting with local supports, and ideas for continued learning. Whether you are a community member or a healthcare professional, PalliLearn’s courses will equip you with the knowledge and skills to deliver compassionate care to those who need it most.
We are delighted to announce the successful completion of all 8 modules of our course series. Congratulations to each and every one of you for your dedication and active participation throughout the program. We will soon be launching new dates for all our courses. To stay informed about the upcoming course offerings, we encourage you to regularly check our website and follow our social media channels.
If you have any questions in the meantime please contact us via training@pallcareact.org.au
Course Summary: In this online course, you will learn about palliative care in easy-to-understand language that is suitable for the community. The course highlights ten simple aspects of palliative care, allowing you to describe it to your family, friends, colleagues, and community.
Course Duration: 60 Mins
Course Date: launching soon
Course Summary: This online course acknowledges that discussing death and grief can be challenging, yet these conversations are crucial. The course offers practical guidance on how to have sensitive and empathetic discussions with loved ones, colleagues, neighbours, or friends about an aspect of life we frequently avoid.
Course Duration: 60 Mins
Course Date: launching soon
Course Summary: This online course is centred on identifying the factors that bring joy to life and recognizing the things and individuals that we cherish the most. The course is focused on initiating discussions, advance care planning (ACP), and comprehending the crucial aspects that matter to someone during the end-of-life phase.
Course Duration: 60 Mins
Course Date: launching soon
Course Summary: This online course is designed for community members, groups, and leaders who want to create networks of support around people facing serious illness, death, dying, and grief. The course aims to enhance your understanding and skills in building compassionate communities and offers practical ideas and information to promote compassion in your local area.
Course Duration: 60 Mins
Course Date: launching soon
Course Summary: In this online course, you will learn that compassion goes beyond mere thoughts and feelings. It entails taking concrete steps to alleviate suffering. The course offers an overview of compassion, how to identify suffering, the significance of acknowledging common humanity, and practical examples of compassion in action.
Course Duration: 60 Mins
Course Date: launching soon
Course Summary: This course emphasises that children and teenagers also go through grief and loss. The course provides valuable insights and practical advice on how to have open and truthful discussions with young people about serious illness, dying, death, and grief.
Course Duration: 60 Mins
Course Date: launching soon
Course Cost:
- No cost at this stage – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable…
