Topic
Palliative care training to support learning in entry to practice training and continuing professional development (CPD).
Content
Core modules
- Principles of palliative care
- Communicating with people with life-limiting illnesses
- Assessing and managing symptoms
- Optimising function in palliative care
Focus topics
- Multidisciplinary care
- Caring for Australian Indigenous peoples affected by life-limiting illness
- Caring for children with life-limiting illness
- Culture-centred care of people with life-limiting illnesses
Toolkits
- Enrolled Nurse Toolkit
- Care Worker Toolkit
- Cultural Safety Toolkit
Other
- Simulation and IPL (interprofessional learning)
- First Nations Health Professionals
Case-based scenarios, eLearning modules, videos, documents, and demonstrations may be involved in each topic.
Depth
Beginner to intermediate.
Target audience
Students in medical, nursing, allied health, and VET courses.
Time to complete
Depends on course and user.
Authors
PCC4U, led by QUT (Queensland University of Technology).
Registration required
Registration is required only for the 3 Toolkits, and First Nations Health Professionals.
Payment required
No.
Student support
pcc4u@qut.edu.au
Certificate
Yes.
Web Address
https://pcc4u.org.au/learning/
Page updated 05 March 2026