Pallium Canada and the Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) are working together to make palliative care education more accessible to home and community care organizations across Canada.
Supporting stronger palliative care in home and community care
Exclusive benefits for CHCA members
Eligible CHCA member organizations* can access:
Exclusive savings of at least 10% on Pallium course fees, course vouchers and eligible course delivery fees, with no minimum purchase required.
Complimentary facilitator training for eligible staff who meet Pallium’s facilitator requirements, through an available LEAP™ or Canadian Serious Illness Conversations (CSIC) facilitator training course.
Flexible training options to support organizations with different team sizes, education needs and approaches to delivery.
Additional savings opportunities for qualifying organizations.
Palliative care education for your team
Pallium offers practical, evidence-informed education to support different members of the home and community care workforce, from personal support workers and care aides to nurses, physicians and other health care professionals.
Below are just some of the learning opportunities available through the partnership. Pallium offers a broader range of interprofessional courses to fit all fit any organizational need.
LEAP Onboard
Introduce your staff to the palliative care approach while building a shared foundation for collaboration, understanding and team-based care with this new short and accessible course.
LEAP Home Care
Equip your interprofessional home care teams with the essential knowledge and skills to provide a palliative approach to care in the home and community with this online or hybrid course.
LEAP Personal Support Worker
Build practical palliative care knowledge and skills among personal support workers and care aides to better support their daily care of patients and families with this self-learning course.
Build capacity within your organization
Organizations interested in developing their own internal education capacity can also take advantage of complimentary facilitator training for eligible staff.
Training staff as LEAP or CSIC facilitators can help organizations build a sustainable approach to education, develop expertise within their teams and support ongoing access to palliative care learning.
Ready to get started?
Ready to bring palliative care education to your team? Connect with us to access your CHCA member benefits and explore the courses, delivery options and pricing available to your organization.
Whether you’re planning education for a single team or across your organization, we’ll work with you to find an option that meets your needs.
About our partnership
The Canadian Home Care Association and Pallium Canada share a commitment to strengthening the knowledge and skills of the home and community care workforce. This partnership builds on a longstanding relationship between the two organizations and creates new opportunities for CHCA members to access palliative care education and build capacity within their teams.
”Home care providers play an essential role in supporting people with serious illness and those approaching the end of life in their homes and communities. We’re pleased to partner with Pallium to make palliative care education more accessible to CHCA members and support organizations in building capacity among their teams.
Fiona Deller, CEOCanadian Home Care Association
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