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What is Palliative Care?

In this Primary Palliative Care series introduction, you will learn about the different types of Palliative Care, how these differ from hospice care, and how to determine which is most appropriate for your patient. You will examine indicators of quality care and clinical competence in Palliative and End-of-life Care, and will learn about Ten Principles of Primary Palliative Care, that can be used to integrate Palliative Care in your clinical practice.

Course Content

  • 1

    Course Introduction

  • 2

    Section 1: Types of Palliative Care

  • 3

    Section 2: Quality Care in Serious illness

    • Quality Care In Serious Illness

    • Lecture: Quality Care in Serious Illness CC

    • Resource: Essential Skills: Core Components of Quality End-of-Life Care (Link)

    • Case Scenario Section 2

    • Resource: Reference 3. Dying In America: the Institute of Medicine Report (Link)

    • Resource: Reference 4. Dying in America: A Nursing Response
  • 4

    Section 3: Clinical Competence in Palliative and End-of-Life Care

    • Clinical Competence

    • Lecture: Clinical Competence in Palliative and End-of-Life Care CC

    • Case Scenario Section 3
  • 5

    Section 4: Ten Principles of Primary Palliative Care

    • Ten Principles

    • Lecture: Ten Principles of Primary Palliative Care CC

    • Case Scenario Section 4

    • Resource: Ten Principles of Primary Palliative Care

    • Resource: Ten Principles of Primary Palliative Care Word Cloud
  • 6

    Summary

    • Course Summary CC

    • Course Summary Handout

    • Course References Handout
  • 7

    Course Evaluation

About the instructor

Course Faculty

Beth Fahlberg

Beth Fahlberg BS, MN, PhD, RN, CHPN, AGPCNP-BC is a thought leader, educator, author and entrepreneur in advancing palliative care for heart failure patients, and primary palliative care nursing.  With other 30 years in nursing and 20 years in education, Beth's teaching style is engaging, empathetic and evidence-based, drawing on both professional expertise and personal experiences as a family caregiver. Her course content translates current evidence into practical nursing recommendations, having the learner apply couse content to realistic clinical patient care scenarios. Beth is currently teaching Fundamentals of Online Teaching for Health Professionals through the University of Wisconsin-Madison.