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Advancing palliative care for all Canadians

Advancing palliative care for all Canadians

As a national registered charitable organization with more than two decades of experience, we’re proud to be the largest provider of palliative care education in Canada.

Experience history in the making

On October 18, 2024, join Pallium Canada for the world’s largest palliative care ECHO session, uniting thousands of health care professionals from around the world who will be sharing insights and innovative approaches to palliative care.

Experience history in the making
Introducing LEAP Renal online

Introducing LEAP Renal online

The online version of our palliative care course for health care professionals working in renal care has just launched! Gain the essential skills to provide compassionate and comprehensive care to your patients and their families.

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Why Pallium Canada?

Leading the way in palliative care education

As the largest provider of palliative care education in Canada, Pallium Canada delivers award-winning, evidence-based training that transforms frontline health care practice.
24 years of experience delivering palliative care training.
Trusted by leading health care systems and organizations across Canada.
940 certified facilitators.
Over 60,000 learners trained.

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Flexible solutions to support your learning needs

We do the hard work for you. Discover the benefits of palliative care courseware that is easy to implement and quickly enhances your team’s skills.

Flexible and convenient access to all LEAP courses.
Customized training plans for your organization.
Complete implementation support tailored to your needs.
Comprehensive data capture and reporting.

Supporting our partners

Nova Scotia takes a strong and coordinated approach to training primary health care providers

Nova Scotia Health empowered primary health care providers across the province to share the responsibility of palliative care with LEAP training. With over 2,200 providers trained, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) expanded access to essential care and helped improve the quality of care that patients and their families receive—no matter where they are in the system.

Maximize your investment in palliative care training

Our palliative care courses are designed to offer unmatched value, equipping learners with skills and knowledge that can be maximized across teams.

Affordable training solutions for all professions.
Live technical and learner support.
Proven impact on practice.
Flexible delivery models that meet your needs.

Our impact

Paramedics providing palliative care at home

Paramedics play a vital role in providing palliative care, often responding to crises at home where patients require immediate support. Pallium Canada partnered with Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to enhance the care provided by paramedics for patients receiving palliative care at home. As a strategic partner, Pallium provided solutions to the program to build capacity, identify paramedic palliative care competencies, and support largescale implementation to transform EMS/paramedic practice.

Compassionate care in action.

After taking a LEAP course, Advance Care Paramedic Brock Browett learned the valuable role it plays in helping paramedics manage end-of-life care with empathy and expertise.

It’s hands down the best training I’ve taken in 10 years. It gave me the in-depth medical knowledge I need to communicate effectively with patients and health care professionals.

Advanced Care ParamedicBrock Browett

21+

Courses

60,000+

Learners trained since 2014

200+

Health system partners using LEAP

400+

Palliative Care ECHO Project webinars to learn from

What is palliative care?

Palliative care is a comprehensive and compassionate approach to care that improves the quality of life of individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families. It provides relief from symptoms, pain, and stress while addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs throughout the illness journey. Palliative care is available to all patients with life-limiting illness regardless of age, prognosis, disease stage, or treatment choice.

  • Improves the quality of life for patients and families.
  • Reduces unnecessary or overly aggressive treatments and procedures.
  • Reduces emergency room visits and hospital stays.
  • Improves patient satisfaction and increases alignment between care delivered and patient preferences.
  • Lowers cost to the health care system.

Why does palliative care matter?

Palliative care is more than just managing physical symptoms; it treats the whole person. By addressing their emotional, social, and spiritual needs, palliative care helps individuals living with a life-limiting illness and their families live their life as fully and as comfortably as possible.

58%

of Canadians who died in 2021-2022 received palliative care.[1]

60%

of Canadian primary care physicians do not feel prepared to provide care for patients with palliative care needs.[2]

99%

of palliative home care patients have family or friends caring for them.[3]

Impacting the delivery of palliative care across Canada

We are dedicated to improving the quality and accessibility of palliative care in Canada through practical, evidence-based solutions that transforms frontline health care practice.

Your trusted partner in learning

Partner with Pallium Canada to host a LEAP course and build your health care team’s ability to deliver compassionate palliative care to patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses.

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