
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 Start Date: | 4th April 2023 |
May Run Registration Cut-off Date: | 17th April 2023 |
July Run Registration Cut-off Date: | 19th June 2023 |
Workshop Details | |
May Run Workshop Date: | 4th & 11th May 2023 |
July Run Workshop Date: | 13th & 21st July 2023 |
Workshop Timing (subjected to changes): | Day 1: 9.30am - 3.40pm Day 2: 8.30am to 12.40pm |
Workshop Venue: | Assisi Hospice |
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) 6601 2034 (Asyura) or visit our course page here
Details

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 For CPE points

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) |