Palliative care course for health care professionals who work in home care.

LEAP™ Home Care is an interprofessional, facilitated learning program that focuses on the essential competencies to provide a palliative care approach, with case studies and group discussions contextualized to a home care setting.

“I am more aware of using the Palliative Care approach. I am using more “how” and “what” questions in my interactions with clients and their families. I am allowing more time for discussion on “what matters” to the clients and their families.”

LEAP™ Home Care learner

Delivery modes

LEAP™ Home Care can be delivered through an online or hybrid model.

Who is it for?

LEAP™ Home Care is ideal for any health care professional (e.g., nurses, pharmacists, social workers, home care nurses, etc.) as well as personal support workers or care aides working in a home care context.

Course features

• LEAP™ Home Care is available in two learning streams.
  • • Home care professional stream: 17 interactive, self-learning online modules completed at your own pace (approximately 8 hours of work).
    • Personal support worker stream: 16 interactive, self-learning online modules tailored for PSWs, completed at your own pace (approximately 8 hours of online work).
• Learners from both streams join together for 6 hours of online webinars or in-person sessions led by LEAP™ facilitators where learners will work through cases and discuss learnings from online modules.
• Participants will receive a LEAP™ certificate of completion and an electronic copy of the Pallium Palliative Pocketbook.

“I have had more empathy since taking LEAP™ Home Care. I am able to show more compassion to patients and their families.”

LEAP™ Home Care learner

Topics covered include

• Taking Ownership
• Advance Care Planning and Decision Making
• Pain Assessment and Management
• Delirium
• Hydration and Nutrition
• Depression, Anxiety and Grief
• Essential Conversations
• Dyspnea
• Psychosocial and Spiritual Distress
• Last Days and Hours