Table 1 Summary of palliative care course content and facilitators
Sessions | Content | Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
Module I: Introduction to the principles and practice of palliative and end of life care | ||
Session 1 | Palliative Care I (Concepts, meanings and principles, the need for Palliative care, international developments in palliative care | Lead author and a palliative care nurse |
Session 2 | Palliative Care II (the need for palliative care in Cameroon, palliative care models, palliative nursing skills) | Lead author and a palliative care nurse |
Module II: Communication skills and Breaking Bad News | ||
Session 1 | Communication in palliative care | Nurse educator with communication skills training |
Session 2 | Breaking bad news | Lead author |
Session 3 | Basic principles of HIV/AIDS counselling | Palliative care nurse |
Module III: Pain and other symptom management | ||
Session 1 | Pain and pain assessment | Lead author |
Session 2 | Pain management I (pharmacologic) | Palliative care nurse |
Session 3 | Pain management II (non-pharmacologic) | Palliative care nurse |
Session 4 | Other symptom management I | Palliative care nurse |
Session 5 | Other symptom management II | Palliative care nurse |
Module IV: Psychosocial, spiritual, and ethical issues in palliative and end of life care | ||
Session 1 | Psychosocial, ethical and legal issues in palliative care | Nurse educator, with experience in teachings about ethical and legal issues in nursing |
Session 2 | Spiritual care | A chaplain |
Module IV: Dying and death; loss, grief and bereavement management | ||
Session 1 | Dying, dead and after dead care | Palliative care nurse |
Session 2 | Bereavement management | Chaplain |
Session 3 | The palliative care nurse in loss grief and bereavement management | Lead author |