End-of-Life Care Courses and Certifications

End of Life Care: Challenges and Innovation

150 reviews

Explore dying and palliative care practice around the world and evaluate new trends and ideas surrounding end of life care issues.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

• Best of All Time

Making Your Wishes Known - Advance Directives, POLST and End-of-Life Planning

Explore end-of-life planning, including legal aspects, medical choices, and communication strategies. Learn to make informed decisions and ensure your wishes are respected during critical times.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

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 Online Course

Medical Aid-in-Dying - California's End of Life Option Act and Other Considerations

Explore California's medical aid-in-dying law, its implementation, challenges, and alternatives. Learn about end-of-life care options, including hospice and palliative sedation, to address patient suffering.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Death and medicine: postponement and promise

37 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Death and medicine: postponement and promise, helps you to explore the extent to which death and dying in western societies are medical events and what aspects of death and dying ...

• OpenLearn
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

The Aspen Institute

Designing a Good Death - Reimagining End-of-Life Care and Choices

Explore end-of-life choices, from aid-in-dying legislation to green burials, and learn how embracing mortality can lead to more meaningful final moments and a fuller appreciation of life.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Aspen Institute

Improving Care at the End of Life - Aspen Institute Health Strategy Group Report

Explore strategies to enhance end-of-life care, addressing challenges and proposing solutions for more compassionate and effective support during life's final stages.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

TEDx

How to Think About Death Before You Die

Explore a deeper understanding of death as a natural part of life, and learn how accepting smaller life changes can prepare us for the ultimate transition.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

TEDx

Yes, We All Die, and Talking About It Won't Kill Us - Exploring Death Positivity

Explore 'death positivity' and its real-life application with Laura Lyster-Mensh, a writer and death doula. Learn how to embrace mortality and engage in meaningful conversations about death.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

การดูแลผู้ป่วยวาระสุดท้ายและครอบครัว | Caring for End of Life Patients and Their Families

เรียนรู้หลักการดูแลผู้ป่วยระยะสุดท้ายแบบองค์รวม ทั้งด้านร่างกาย จิตใจ สังคม และจิตวิญญาณ พร้อมแนวทางการประเมินและดูแลผู้ป่วยและครอบครัวอย่างเหมาะสม

• ThaiMOOC
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

TEDx

Memento Mori - Dying with Dignity and End-of-Life Care

Reflexión sobre la muerte digna y los cuidados paliativos. Sandra Rodríguez aborda la importancia de respetar la voluntad del paciente terminal y evitar terapias que prolonguen innecesariamente el sufrimiento.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Leading as a Surgeon and Writer - Atul Gawande on Leadership in Healthcare

Atul Gawande shares insights on leadership in medicine, writing, and public health, discussing patient safety, culture change, and the impact of his work on healthcare systems globally.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Challenges, Choices, and Rewards of Caregiving - A Conversation with Dave Iverson

Intimate conversation exploring caregiving journey, balancing challenges and rewards. Insights from journalist's decade-long experience caring for his mother with Parkinson's, offering valuable perspectives on eldercare.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Everything You Want to Know About Palliative Care

Multidisciplinary panel explains palliative care's role in improving quality of life for those with difficult illnesses, covering team roles and holistic patient care approaches.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Ethical Wills - Passing on the Legacy of Your Values

Explore ethical wills with Rabbi Lori Klein, learning how to pass on your values and life lessons to future generations through this meaningful spiritual practice.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course