Project description

End-of-Life Essentials provides online education for health professionals on health care at the end of life in acute hospitals. The modules develop knowledge and skills to recognise end-of-life issues to enhance communication strategies and to gain confidence in caring for patients and their families in acute hospitals with end-of-life care.

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Learning options

End-of-Life Essentials education modules

The education modules provide clinically relevant and evidence based learning materials with quizzes, evidence based links and educational videos. Clinicians are encouraged to examine their own practice and build on their individual expertise across a wide range of issues which are fundamental to quality and safe end-of-life care in hospitals.

  • Dying, a normal part of life
  • Patient-centred communication and shared decision-making
  • Recognising the end of life
  • Planning end-of-life care - goals of care
  • Teams and continuity for the patient
  • Responding to concerns
  • Emergency department end-of-life care
  • Paediatric end-of-life care
  • Chronic complex illness end-of-life care
  • Imminent death - how to respond
  • States of mind at the end of life
  • Assessing patient states of mind at the end of life
  • Clinical management of anxiety, depression and more
  • The Importance of coordinating patient care
  • End-of-life care for diverse communities
  • Meeting the standards
  • Clinical change management
Target audience

All clinical staff working in acute hospitals involved in delivering end-of-life care

My toolkits

Each education module is accompanied with a toolkit (‘My Toolkit’) and include action checklists and resources with links to videos, blogs, podcasts and further reading to help you maintain your knowledge about end-of-life care and facilitate discussion and engagement at work.

Target audience

All clinical staff working in acute hospitals involved in delivering end-of-life care

Training resources

End-of-Life Essentials have developed a suite of training resources that are purpose built for short and targeted training sessions. These resources can be adapted and used in many teaching contexts, from a small group on the ward, to presenting a formal session with a larger group.

The following Training Resource packages are available:

  • Death as a normal part of life
  • Recognising dying
  • Imminent death
  • Communication
  • Team work
  • After a death
Target audience

Educators and managers responsible for the education and training of clinical staff working in acute hospitals in delivering end-of-life care

Funder

Australian Department of Health and Aged Care

Cost for participant

Nil

Registration required

Yes

For further information

E-mail: eolessentials@flinders.edu.au

End-of-Life Essentials website

Last updated 06 December 2023

Expected outcomes

The modules develop knowledge and skills to recognise end-of-life issues, to enhance communication strategies and to gain confidence in caring for patients and their families in acute hospitals requiring end-of-life care.

The toolkit resources will sustain and support learning and help learners apply this knowledge in practice.

Access Course

End-of-Life Essentials education modules

The education modules provide clinically relevant and evidence based learning materials with quizzes, evidence based links and educational videos. Clinicians are encouraged to examine their own practice and build on their individual expertise across a wide range of issues which are fundamental to quality and safe end-of-life care in hospitals.

  • Dying, a normal part of life
  • Patient-Centred Communication and Shared Decision-Making
  • Recognising the End of Life
  • Planning End-of-Life Care - Goals of Care
  • Teams and Continuity for the Patient
  • Responding to Concerns
  • Emergency Department End-of-Life Care
  • Paediatric End-of-Life Care
  • Chronic Complex Illness End-of-Life Care
  • Imminent Death - How to Respond
  • States of Mind at the End of Life
  • Assessing Patient States of Mind at the End of Life
  • Clinical Management of Anxiety, Depression and more
  • The Importance of Coordinating Patient Care
  • End-of-Life Care for Diverse Communities
  • Meeting the Standards
  • Clinical Change Management

Target audience

All clinical staff working in acute hospitals involved in delivering end-of-life care.


My Toolkits

Each EOLE education module is accompanied with a Toolkit (‘My Toolkit’) and include action checklists and resources with links to videos, blogs, podcasts and further reading to help you maintain your knowledge about end-of-life care and facilitate discussion and engagement at work.

Access the EOLE My Toolkits.

Target audience

All clinical staff working in acute hospitals involved in delivering end-of-life care.


Training Resources

End-of-Life Essentials have developed a suite of training resources that are purpose built for short and targeted training sessions. Consider how you can use these resources in your hospital training program. All EOLE resources are freely available to be adapted and used in many teaching contexts, from a small group on the ward, to presenting a formal session with a larger group.

The following Training Resource packages are available:

  • Death as a normal part of life
  • Recognising Dying
  • Imminent Death
  • Communication
  • Team Work
  • After a death

Access the EOLE Training Resources.


Target audience

Educators and managers responsible for the education and training of clinical staff working in acute hospitals in delivering end-of-life care.


For further information

Kim Devery
Head, Palliative Care at Flinders University
Lead, End-of-Life Essentials Project
t: 08 7221 8223 e: kim.devery@flinders.edu.au

End-of-Life Essentials Website