Training All Clinicians in Essential Communication and Symptom Management Skills

This publication makes the case for training both palliative care and nonpalliative care specialists in communication and symptom management skills. Training in these skills results in measurably better quality of care, improved patient and family experience, and more time spent at home and out of hospitals.

Course catalog for CAPC's clinical training curriculum. Onboard new palliative care team members using standardized training, or train non-palliative care specialists in core skills. All courses provide continuing education credits for all disciplines and are free for CAPC members.

Online training curriculum for all specialties and disciplines to strengthen their care of patients living with serious illness. Free continuing education credits for all, and physicians receive ABIM MOC points for select courses.

Training and clinical tools for managing pain in patients living with serious illness, with a focus on safe opioid prescribing and risk assessment for opioid substance use disorder.

Techniques for communicating with patients and families about their serious illness and eliciting patient hopes, fears, and priorities for care.

Training curriculum and clinical tools for assessing and managing five common symptoms in patients living with serious illness.

Supporting family caregivers and ensuring seamless coordination of care.

Addressing factors that contribute to quality of life for people with serious illness and their families.

Connecting people with serious illness to needed services and supports.

Strategies to alleviate suffering and improve quality of life for people living with dementia and their caregivers.

The following toolkits contain recommended courses and tools for nonpalliative care specialties and/or roles. CAPC's online courses provide free CE credits for all staff at member organizations, and ABIM MOC points for physicians.

Course catalog for CAPC's clinical training curriculum. Onboard new palliative care team members using standardized training, or train non-palliative care specialists in core skills. All courses provide continuing education credits for all disciplines and are free for CAPC members.

In this Virtual Office Hour, ask questions about training clinicians from all specialties in communication, pain and symptom management, and supporting family caregivers.Topics include training strategies, CAPC’s CE curriculum, and other training methods!

A checklist of clinical competencies taught in CAPC units on pain management, symptom management, communication skills, and dementia care.

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has announced the Tipping Point Challenge to launch a national effort, Project Tipping Point, to expand patient access to the principles and practices of palliative care.

Trinity Health's journey to expand access to specialty palliative care across settings, and train all clinicians to identify and address sources of suffering for patients with serious illness.

Concise, practical, peer-reviewed and evidence-based summaries on topics important to clinicians and trainees caring for seriously ill patients. Use Fast Facts to onboard staff and for ongoing team education.