Introduction
There are an increasing number of online teaching resources in palliative care. These vary in relation to:

Some are fully developed educational programs with training and self-evaluation activities, some are compendia of teaching materials or PowerPoint slides on relevant topics, and a few are discussion starters.

Modules included on this list have been appraised for the quality of their content, and their relevance for palliative care. If there are other resources that should be included in this list, please contact the CareSearch Team and let us know!

Web based modules by topic

Aged care issues	Complementary and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing Education Series Dementia Education Online EPEC for Geriatrics Nursing Home End-of-Life Care
Communication and end-of-life decision making	Centre for Palliative Care Education HIV Education Modules CLIP 15 Minute Online Tutorials Dementia Education Online Distress management training for oncology nurses Dying Well Discussion Guide EndLink - Resource for End-of-Life Care  Education EPEC for Geriatrics EPERC Fast Facts Frontline Psychosocial Support Ian Anderson Continuing Education Program in End-of-Life Care Multilingual core curriculum in psycho-oncology National Association of Social Workers Web Ed Strengthening Cancer Care: Psychosocial support module
General palliative care approach and philosophy	Cancer 101 for mental health professionals CancerNursing.org Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education  CLIP 15 Minute Online Tutorials  Dying Well Discussion Guide EndLink - Resource for End-of-Life Care  Education EPERC Fast Facts  Hospice Manager Development Program  Multilingual core curriculum in psycho-oncology National Association of Social Workers Web Ed NHPCO Audio Web Seminars
Nursing issues	CancerNursing.org Dementia Education Online Distress management training for oncology nurses Strengthening Cancer Care: Psychosocial support module Syringe Driver Management in Palliative Care
Pain management	Cancer 101 for mental health professionals CancerNursing.org Centre for Palliative Care Education - HIV Education Modules CLIP 15 Minute Online Tutorials  Complementary and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing Education Series EndLink - Resource for End-of-Life Care  Education Enhancing palliation in patients with advanced cancer EPEC for Geriatrics EPERC Fast Facts Pain Management - The Online Series Topics in Pain Management - A Slide Compendium Web-based Training Opportunities in Pain
Research issues	Complementary and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing Education Series Symptom Research
Rural and remote	Enhancing palliation in patients with advanced cancer
Social work issues	Cancer 101 for mental health professionals Dementia Education Online National Association of Social Workers Web Ed Strengthening Cancer Care: Psychosocial support module
Symptom management	Cancer 101 for mental health professionals CLIP 15 Minute Online Tutorials Complementary and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing Education Series Distress management training for oncology nurses EndLink - Resource for End-of-Life Care  Education Enhancing palliation in patients with advanced cancer EPERC Fast Facts Multidisciplinary Training in Psycho-Oncology Multilingual core curriculum in psycho-oncology Strengthening Cancer Care: Psychosocial support module The Centre for Palliative Care Education HIV Education Modules

This page was created on 13 September 2006 and is due for review in September 2008
This page was last updated on 06 August 2008