Advance Care Planning Courses and Certifications

Advance Care Planning During COVID-19 - What if I Get Seriously Ill?

1 review

Explore advance care planning, choosing healthcare proxies, and completing directives, with special focus on COVID-19 considerations from Stanford's palliative care expert.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Advance Care Planning: Life's Journey and Planning Ahead

Dr. Nicky Quinlan explores advance care planning, discussing its importance, process, and components. Learn how to ensure your healthcare preferences are respected and make informed decisions for your future.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Guía para Tomar Decisiones Médicas en Tiempos de COVID-19 - Voluntad Anticipada

Guía sobre voluntad anticipada y decisiones médicas durante la pandemia de COVID-19, incluyendo cómo planificar y comunicar sus deseos de atención médica en caso de enfermedad grave.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Mary Greeley Medical Center

Advance Care Planning: Making Your Wishes Known

Learn about advance care planning to ensure your healthcare wishes are respected. Explore legal documents, decision-making, and communicating preferences to loved ones and medical providers.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

OPENPediatrics

Shared Journeys: Evidence-Based Anticipatory Guidance for Children with Severe Neurologic Impairment

Podcast discussing NeuroJourney, an anticipatory guidance tool for children with severe neurologic impairment, focusing on palliative care principles and collaborative relationships between clinicians and families.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Important Documents and Care Planning Conversations When Facing Cancer

Learn essential legal documentation and communication strategies for cancer patients, including care preferences and resource guidance for facilitating crucial family discussions.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Essentials of Palliative Care

89 ratings at Coursera

Palliative care can help ease suffering and improve wellbeing in people living with serious illnesses such as cancer. Palliative Care Always is an online, case-based course for health care practitioners who work in cancer care.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Palliative Medicine, Hospice, and End of Life Options - Understanding Patient Care Choices

Explore palliative care, hospice, and end-of-life options with a Stanford expert. Learn how these approaches support patients facing serious illnesses and their families.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dying to Know - What Patients and Families Want to Know About End of Life Care and Issues

Explore end-of-life care concerns from a medical oncologist's perspective, addressing patient and family worries about palliative care, and gaining insights into compassionate support during difficult times.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Knowledge and Skills for Dementia Care: the SSLD Approach

123 ratings at Coursera

This course aims to inform learners about dementia and dementia care from an SSLD perspective, including, community care, in-home support, and long-term care.

• Coursera
• 1 day 5 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Palliative Care

90 ratings at Coursera

Explore emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of serious illnesses. Learn to support patients and families, recognize depression, manage anxiety, and facilitate advance care planning and decision-making.

• Coursera
• 15 hours 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Palliative Care Capstone Projects

36 ratings at Coursera

Practical application of palliative care skills through five real-world assignments, including pain assessment, symptom evaluation, and advance care planning discussions with individuals facing serious illness.

• Coursera
• 23 hours 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Palliative Care Skills in the Setting of COVID-19

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Strengthen palliative care skills for COVID-19: ethical resource allocation, team support, communication, symptom management, and resilience-building techniques for healthcare providers.

• Independent
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Mary Greeley Medical Center

Medical Directive and Iowa Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment - I-POST

Explore medical directives and I-POST, focusing on end-of-life care decisions, patient autonomy, and healthcare provider responsibilities in Iowa's medical landscape.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

OPENPediatrics

Exploring Roles and Goals of Palliative Care and Complex Care

Podcast discussing survey findings on challenges in complex care, focusing on goals of care, advance planning, and care coordination. Explores integrating palliative care principles for children with medical complexity.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video