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Training
LCPC-Assisi Palliative Care Course For Nurses
This 5-day course in the principles and practice of palliative medicine is specially designed for nurses working with patients with serious illness across all settings. It aims to address the primary concerns faced by nurses and to equip them with basic palliative care skills and knowledge to integrate into their practice in the care of patients with serious life-limiting illnesses.
Dates
E-Learning: 12 Jan 2026 to 26 Jan 2026
Face-to-face teaching sessions: 27 & 28 Jan 2026, 8.30 am to 5.00 pm
Clinical practicum: 3 days, 8.00 am to 5.00 pm (Inpatient, Home Care, and Day Care)
Applicants can choose from these dates when applying for the course:
• 3, 4 & 5 Feb • 10, 11 & 12 Feb • 24, 25 & 26 Feb • 3, 4 & 5 Mar • 10, 11 & 12 Mar •17, 18 & 19 Mar
The allocation of dates chosen are on a first-come-first-serve basis. Due to the number of nurses we can accommodate per day, we seek your understanding if your most preferred dates cannot be allocated to you. Please ensure that you are available for either of these practicum dates before applying for the course.
Venue: Assisi Hospice, Essery Hall, Level 6, 832 Thomson Road Singapore 574627
Cost fee: S$300 (inclusive of 9% GST)
Registration will commence on 1 Dec 2025 and will close on 19 Dec 2025. Successful registrants will be notified via email.
Poster Presentation
Our colleagues participated in conferences, contributing to greater knowledge in the palliative care sector worldwide through poster presentations.
2023
- Implementation of a Personhood Headboard to Improve Person-centred Palliative Care in an Inpatient Hospice
- Music and lyrics: Songwriting at the end of life
- Implementation of Palliative Care Outcomes – Collaboration in a Palliative Day Care Setting
- Men United – A gender-specific Art Therapy Initiative in a Hospice Day Care
- Filling The Gap For Respite & End Of Life Care For Children With Life limiting Illnesses In Singapore: Our Journey As An Adult Hospice
- Supporting occupational engagement using Activity Card Sort in a palliative day care setting
- Holding on and Letting go: Supporting art therapist training in a hospice with the El Duende Process Painting (EDPP) arts-based supervision method
- Collaborative Prescribing Service in an Inpatient Hospice in Singapore Our Experience
- Strength Training using Computerised Pneumatic Machines for patients in a Palliative Day Care Setting
- Transition of Care from an Inpatient Hospice to Nursing Homes
2021
- A Hope Beyond Cure: A case study on the role of art therapy in bridging terminal patient’s expectation and reality
- Same Same but Different: A single case study on the overlapping role of art in an occupational therapist’s and an art therapist’s clinical practice
- Addressing Feeding related Errors and Dysphagia Management in an Inpatient Hospice
- A quality improvement project on improving the compliance rate of Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration Completion for home hospice patient visits
- Use of Intravenous Antibiotics in an Inpatient Hospice
- Occupational and Art Therapy (OAT) collaborative approach: A case study on integrating clinical interventions in a hospice day care setting
- An exploratory study on the feasibility of telerehabilitation in a hospice day care setting
2018
- Improving ESTHER’s Experience Transiting from Hospital to Assisi Hospice
- Inpatient Hospice Dementia Care: Establishing a New Model of Care for Persons with Advanced Dementia in Singapore
- Retrospective Study of Factors Contributing to Rehospitalization from Hospice Homecare
2017