The Education Centre in St. Patrick’s Hospital (Cork) Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is part of the service provided by a specialist palliative care unit.

Education provided by the Education Centre includes academic, continuing professional development and in-service education.

Academic Education:

Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Care
The School of Medicine, University College Cork in partnership with St. Patrick’s Hospital (Cork) Ltd. offer a Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Care as an interdisciplinary programme. The Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Care is a taught programme taken on a part time basis over a minimum of two and a maximum of four academic years from the date of first registration of the programme. This programme is designed to increase the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in palliative care.
Click here for more information on this programme. (pdf)
Click here for application procedure. (pdf)

Continuing Professional Development:

Introduction to Lymphodema- 4 day programme:
This course provides an introduction to the clinical knowledge and skills required to manage the ‘at risk’ patient; and the treatment of mild and palliative lymphoedema.
This Programme is aimed at Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists working in the areas of Oncology, Palliative Care, Gynaecology and Surgery.
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Click here for timetable. (pdf)
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Holistic Approach to Palliative Care:
This 4 to 5 day programme is designed for registered nurses, doctors and allied health care professionals working in all health care settings. The aim of the programme is to develop the learner’s palliative care knowledge, attitude and skills thus enabling participants to apply the principles of palliative care in their clinical practice so as to improve the quality of life of palliative care patients and their families.
Click here for more information on this programme. (word)
Click here for the application form for the Cork Venue (word)
Click here for the application form for the UCC accredited 5 day course. (word)

An introduction to end - of - life care for staff working in acute and long stay care settings for older people – a one day programme
This is a one day programme designed to provide Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses working in acute and long stay care settings for older people with the knowledge and confidence to provide quality end-of-life care. The course content includes an introduction to the palliative care approach, national standards for end-of-life care and communicating with the dying patient and their family.
This course has category 1 approval from An Bord Altranais.

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