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Education

Introduction

Education is an integration essential.

Any clinical speciality requires ongoing education to insure competency and effective care. Because Palliative care expertise is required in virtually all care settings and within numerous professional groups, the educational approach for Palliative Care education is very complex and diverse. Integrated service delivery is facilitated by an integrated and consistent approach to Hospice Palliative Care Education.

Erie St. Clair EOLCN is advancing this integrated approach through its Education Subcommittee, its Education Blueprint and through integration of educational offerings among the various provider agencies.

Education Blueprint – Aging at Home Funding

Funding through the ESC LHIN Aging at Home initiative has provided opportunity for a needs assessment and development of a formalized Education Blueprint for palliative care education throughout the region. Implementation of this strategy is enhancing coordination among all the providers of education thereby decreasing duplication of effort and insuring that consistent, best practice approaches are provided. This funding is also addressing identified significant gaps in education.

This education blueprint serves as a key vehicle to advance implementation of many of the other key elements of an integrated system.

Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Program

Background and Context

The Palliative Pain and Symptom Management Consultation Program (PPSMCP) serving ESC combines three palliative care initiatives which were introduced across Ontario by Ontario’s MOHLTC in 1992/1993 (previous funding codes were: 22A, 23A and 24A). New guidelines for service provision were released in 2006 as part of the EOLC strategy.

Description of PPSMCP in ESC – Current

• The program serving ESC complies with the guidelines for service provision and is considered a best practice model in terms of program design. The program operates across all sectors.

• The Education component of this program is also viewed as a best practice example. These education programs have been adopted by many PPSMCPs across the province and interest to implement these programs has been expressed on a national level.

• The Program developed a series of well-respected educational programs using adult education principles and following the national consensus model for hospice palliative care:
  
  • The Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care (Fundamentals)
  • Advanced Hospice Palliative Care Education (AHPCE)
  • Comprehensive Advanced Palliative Care Education (CAPCE)

• The PPSMCP also facilitates the education of physicians in the delivery of hospice palliative care.

• Capacity building clinical consultation with care providers is also part of the defined role for this program.

• Two consultants serve the Erie St. Clair region.

• The End of Life Care Network serves in an advisory capacity.

• This program is a two region initiative, serving both Erie St. Clair and the South West LHIN regions. This inter-LHIN structure facilitates consistency of practice and helps minimize overhead and administrative costs.

• In ESC this program and its advisory committees served as the precursor for the EOLC Network.