Introduction to Palliative Care in the Community
Defining community-based palliative care: which patients need it, how it is delivered, and how it differs from inpatient palliative care.
Community Palliative Care Program Design
What You’ll Learn
Community-based palliative care programs provide an added layer of support for patients with serious illness where they live and receive care—in clinics, long-term care settings, and in the home.
CAPC’s operational courses provide the training and tools needed to design a new community-based palliative care program. Topics include how to engage key stakeholders, assess patient needs in your community, design staffing and services, and develop a business plan for the program.
What You’ll Earn
CAPC members can earn the following free continuing education credits:
- Medicine: 0.75 CME
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LoginNeeds Assessment: Ensuring Successful Community-Based Palliative Care
Evaluating patient need, service requirements, care settings, and stakeholder priorities for the community-based palliative care program.
Office-Based Palliative Care Program Design
Designing and implementing an office-based palliative care program, including clinical model and operational considerations.
Program Design for Palliative Care Delivered in the Home
Translating needs assessment into service design for the community-based palliative care program.
Building the Business Plan for Community-Based Palliative Care
Building a budget and a business plan for the community-based program. Includes business planning tools.