Serious Illness Conversations Workshop
OVERVIEW
This 1.5-day workshop will equip healthcare professionals (HCP) with the skills to conduct serious illness conversations (SIC) with patients and families. The SIC Program offers HCP a structure and language to talk with seriously ill patients about their values and goals as part of shared decision making.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Appreciate the benefits of serious illness conversations
- Discuss the evidence for the Serious Illness Conversation (SIC) Program
- Identify key elements of the SIC Guide
- Practise use of the SIC Guide
- Understand how SIC fits into continuum of Advanced Care Planning
- Discuss the barriers and enablers to real world implementation of the SIC Program
REGISTRATON AND WORKSHOP DETAILS
| Registration |
| Registration for 2026 is now open! Kindly click here for registration. |
| Pre-course |
| Participants will be enrolled in our e-learning module (COMET) prior to the workshop and will be required to complete the online course before the face-to-face sessions. |
| Upcoming Runs (venues are subject to changes) |
| 4 & 13 Feb 2026 (Assisi Hospice) |
| 30 Jun & 8 Jul 2026 (Assisi Hospice) |
| 2 & 10 Sep 2026 (venue TBC) |
| 20 & 29 Oct 2026 (venue TBC) |
| Timing (subjected to changes) |
| Day 1: 9.00am - 3,10pm, and |
| Day 2: 9.00am - 12.40pm |
| Venue |
| Assisi Hospice, 832 Thomson Road Singapore 574627, or |
| National Cancer Centre Singapore, 30 Hospital Blvd, Singapore 168583 |
REGISTRATION AND WORKSHOP FEES
| Fees Before GST | |
| Doctors | S$450 |
| Nurses, MSWs & Other Healthcare Professionals | S$300 |
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$450
Nurses, MSWs and Other Healthcare Professionals: SGD$300
All fees indicated are before GST
Continuing education credits are available for LCPC events through the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), Singapore Nursing Board (SNB), Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC) and Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC), subject to their respective approvals.
Upon completion of the workshop, participants can receive up to 6 CPE points from SMC/SNB/AHPC or up to 5 CPE points from SPC.
Attendees who wish to earn 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) |