All healthcare providers (HCPs) will care for individuals with serious illnesses, from early diagnosis to end-of-life. Preparing HCPs to provide excellent palliative care with confidence and compassion is the challenge. Life and Death Matters offers comprehensive teaching resources to transform the learning experience.
Our innovative resources, based on palliative care competencies and best practice, help educators prepare students to address personal issues related to declining and dying, loss and grief, while learning to integrate a palliative approach across acute, long-term, home, hospice and palliative care settings.
Time is precious. Our evidence-based, competency-inspired, ready-to-use resources save you hours of preparation while delivering exceptional learning outcomes. Whether you’re an experienced instructor or new to teaching palliative care, our varied materials meet diverse learning styles. Teach with the PPT teaching presentations, lecture notes, and instructors’ guide.
Watch as student anxiety and fear about death transforms. Our carefully structured approach guides difficult conversations about death, dying, and family dynamics, preparing students to provide care in situations that they may feel anxious about. Materials that resonate and personal reflection allow students to address their fears about dying, death, loss and grief.
Align effortlessly with provincial and national palliative care competencies, and the Ontario PSW Vocational Learning Outcomes. Our flexible materials can integrate throughout your curriculum or stand alone as a focused course.
Engage students through immersive learning experiences that feature real life scenarios, hands-on practice exercises, guided discussions on ethics, trauma-informed approaches and sensitive conversations. Students learn to apply palliative care principles with confidence.
Our teaching packages are available in both digital and print format. Everything you need is thoughtfully integrated to create engaging, effective learning experiences:
Ready-to-teach lesson plans and preparation guides
Association and Hospice Palliative Care Ontario – offers a national certificate, is asynchronous, and can be integrated into college PSW programs
Join hundreds of education and health programs across Canada who trust Life and Death Matters to elevate their palliative care education. Invest in resources that save you time, engage your students, and transform the future of healthcare delivery.
“I dreaded teaching this section until I found these resources. Now it’s the most engaging part of our program, and students consistently rate it as their favorite module.” – College Instructor
With the combined experience of over 60 years of being “in the hot seat,” as instructors, facilitators, and presenters, the following materials have been developed specifically to help engage students, support learning, and minimize instructor prep time. Created specifically for hospice and palliative care – and trialled and tested with learners of all skill levels – we know you’ll be satisfied.
From beginner-friendly introductions to in-depth information for seasoned professionals, our collection of educational books and companion resources cover a wide range of topics in palliative care. Whether you’re looking to understand symptom management, communication techniques, or ethical considerations, our books offer valuable insights and practical strategies.
Ready to use presentations that you can customize to your student’s learning needs and curriculum. Includes references, lecture tips, and learning activities.
The text Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers and companion resources are based on, and incorporate the principles, practices, and standards from the following organization and documents:
Ministry of Ontario, Training, and Universities, 2014 Learning Outcomes for PSWs
Nova Scotia Palliative Care Competency Framework, 2017
Ontario Palliative Care Competency Framework, 2019
The Way Forward: An Integrated Palliative Approach to Care | Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
The text, Essentials in Hospice and Palliative Care: A Practical Resource for Nurses, and companion resources are based on, and incorporate the principles, practices and standards from the following documents:
Alberta Nurses’ Palliative Care Competency Framework, 2020
British Columbia Centre Interprofessional Palliative Competency Framework, 2019
Canadian Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Framework, 2021
Nova Scotia Palliative Care Competency Framework, 2017
Ontario Palliative Care Competency Framework, 2019
Standards of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses in Canada
Standards and Principles of Practice for Nurses in the United States
Codes of Ethics
International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics
Canadian Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses
Code of Ethics for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) in Canada
American Nurses Association Code of Ethics
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