Serious Illness Conversations Workshop
OVERVIEW
This 1.5-day workshop will equip healthcare professionals with the skills to conduct serious illness conversations with patients and families. The Serious Illness Conversation Program offers healthcare professionals a structure and language to talk with seriously ill patients about their goals, values and priorities as part of shared decision making
Learning Objectives:
- Appreciate the importance and benefits of serious illness conversations.
- Discuss the evidence for the Serious Illness Conversation (SIC) Program
- Identify the key elements of the SIC Guide
- Practise use of the SIC guide
- To understand the similarities and differences between SIC and Advance Care Planning
- Discuss the barriers and enablers to real world implementation of the SIC Program
DETAILS
| Registration Details | ||
| Registration for 2025 is now open! | ||
| Workshop Details | ||
| DATES | VENUE (TBC) | |
| January 2025 Run Workshop Date: | 15th & 23rd January 2025 (Registration Closed) |
Assisi Hospice |
| February 2025 Run Workshop Dates: | 21st & 28th February 2025 (Registration Closed) |
Assisi Hospice |
| May 2025 Run Workshop Dates: | 8th & 16th May 2025 | National Cancer Centre Singapore |
| July 2025 Run Workshop Dates: | 1st & 9th July 2025 | National Cancer Centre Singapore |
| August 2025 Run Workshop Dates: | 20th & 29th August 2025 | National Cancer Centre Singapore |
| Sept/Oct 2025 Run Workshop Dates: | 23rd September & 2nd October 2025 | National Cancer Centre Singapore |
| Oct/Nov 2025 Run Workshop Dates: | 28th October & 5th November 2025 | National Cancer Centre Singapore |
| Workshop Timing (subjected to changes): | Day 1: 9.00am - 3.10pm Day 2: 8.30am to 12.40pm |
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| Venue | ||
| Assisi Hospice, 832 Thomson Road, S574627 | ||
| National Cancer Centre Singapore, 30 Hospital Blvd, Singapore 168583 | ||
REGISTRATION AND WORKSHOP FEES
| Fees Before GST | |
| Doctors | S$350 |
| Nurses, MSWs & Other Healthcare Professionals | S$200 |
To register for the workshop, please fill up the registration form HERE.
For any queries, kindly contact us at lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg
REFUND POLICY
| Please be informed withdrawal from course must be made in writing for refund of fees. | |
| Date of withdrawal | % |
| 2 weeks or more before course start date: | 100% |
| Less than 2 weeks before course start date: | 50% |
| On or after course start date: | 0% |
CONTACT US
For more information, please contact us at lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg / (+65) 6516 5337 (Erisa Yap) or visit our course page here
Details
e-CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Doctors: SGD$350
Nurses, MSWs and Other Healthcare Professionals: SGD$200
All fees indicated are before GST
• This workshop is pending accreditation from the Singapore Medical Council, Singapore Nursing Board & Singapore Pharmacy Council.
• Continuing education credits are available for LCPC events through the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) and Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC) subject to their respective approvals.
Upon completion of each workshop, participants can claim up to 6 CPE points from SMC/SNB or up to 5 CPE points from SPC.
Attendees who wish to avail of the credits are required to sign the relevant registration form along with their CPE/CME number on the day(s) of the events.
The attendee’s registration details will be submitted after the event and credited upon receiving respective approvals.
FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOP
TARGET AUDIENCE
This program is for doctors, nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with serious illnesses and have a passion to learn communication skills to conduct serious illness conversations.
PREREQUISITES
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Proficiency in English |
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Ability to commit to entire workshop (Full 1.5 days at face-to-face workshop) |