Program Overview

Palliative care professionals provide essential support to patients and their families with a focus on improving quality of life for people living with a serious, sometimes critical illness. Fanshawe's Palliative Care graduate studies program provides students with the training required to support the physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs of patients who are experiencing a transition in health care.
international only
No
PGWP
No
CIP Code
51.3819

Program Details

Program Code
PAL1
Credential:
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Duration
30 weeks

International Students

Start Dates
Locations
Availability

Full Time Offerings

2025 January
London
Open
2025 May
London
Open
2025 September
London
Open
2026 January
London
Open
2026 May
London
Open
Program may not be open in all regions
Information for International Students

Your Learning Experience

The last intake for this program is May 2025. For future intakes, please view PAL2. 

This one-year (two semester) Palliative Care graduate certificate program is designed for international students who are graduates of community studies and healthcare programs and are interested in working with palliative individuals. In this program, students will enhance their foundational knowledge, learn practical skills and engage in exercises that will benefit not only the student’s professional practice but also the palliative individual.

Using state-of-the-art experiential options, graduates will combine the elements of this graduate program with their own educational foundation to provide a more comprehensive, compassionate, holistic approach to enhance the quality of life for palliative individuals and their family. This program will be delivered primarily face-to-face.  

Learning Outcomes
  1.  Advocate for the dignity, self-worth and independence of the palliative individual, their family and significant others to enhance quality of life and meet their needs.
  2. Reflect on one’s own feelings and values in the areas of loss and bereavement and to plan for self care.
  3. Collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary team in palliative care within the scope of one’s own profession to provide integrated, inclusive and holistic care
  4. Communicate with compassion while adapting to the needs of the palliative individual, their family and significant others in a variety of situations
  5. Practice stress management skills using reflective practice to prioritize self-care and support the care team, the palliative individual and their family
  6. Develop, implement, document and re-assess a plan of care for a palliative individual in consultation with the interprofessional team members.

 

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International Admission Equivalencies
Admission equivalencies for Fanshawe depends on your country of study. Please enter your location to see the requirements for your country below.

Tuition Summary

London

International Costs
$15,326.42
Total Cost of Program
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*Total program costs are approximate, subject to change and do not include the health and dental plan fee, bus pass fee or program general expenses.

 

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