Interprofessional Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Course Now Available

de Souza Institute is proud to announce the Interprofessional Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Oncology (iEPECO) course is now open for enrollment. This course is based on the EPEC™-O Canada curriculum and was developed by a team of interprofessional experts.

“iEPEC-O helps to integrate palliative care into your practice as a health care professional, and will support you in providing high quality and effective care for patients and families dealing with advanced illness.”

This iEPEC-O curriculum has been adapted and updated from the EPEC™–O Curriculum, which was developed by the U.S. National Cancer Institute in collaboration with the American Society for Clinical Oncology and the EPEC™ Project team and tailored to the Canadian context by EPEC-O Canada:

• Emanuel, L.L., Ferris, F.D., von Gunten, C.F. and Von Roenn, J. (2005). Education in Palliative and End of Life Care – Oncology. The EPEC Project, Chicago. ISBN #0971418063.
• Daeninck, P., Hanvey, L., Hauser, J., Librach, L., Preodor, M., Simpson, J. (2010). Education in Palliative and End of Life Care – Oncology- Canada.

Find out more about the course in our online calendar