Fundamentals of Palliative Care Workshop

The Hospice New Zealand Fundamentals of Palliative Care is for Health Care Professionals.

(This programme is not suitable for the general public and is for Health Professionals only)

There is no cost for this programme.

The Fundamentals programme will give you an overview of how to care for people with palliative care needs in your role as a health care worker. Being educated about palliative care will help you improve the assessment and outcomes for people in your care, thier family and whanau, as well as yourself and other health care workers.

• Attendees must register and make an account for the online learning first via Knowledgehub https://knowledgehub.hospice.org.nz/ and complete 1 & 2 modules before attending the workshop
• Attendees can complete the remaining modules (3, 4 & 5)soon after the workshop and we will then award them the Hospice New Zealand certificate of Fundamentals of Palliative Care, which is 8 hours professional development from the workshop. (Or participants can finish all the modules prior to the workshop and gain the certificate on the day).

There are 3 steps to this programme, see below.

Step 1.

To start the online modules, you will need to first enrol via Knowledge Hub https://knowledgehub.hospice.org.nz If you are registering after office hours or on the weekend, it may take up to a few days to have your registration confirmed by our education administrator. You will be notified via email once accepted and you can then start the online modules.

There are 5 modules that each take about 1 hour. Modules 1 & 2 are a pre-requisite for the workshop and 3 & 4 can be done afterwards if you haven't done them prior or you can complete all 5 before the workshop to gain your certificate on the day which is 8 hours professional development.

Step 2.

The 5 self learning online modules are :

*1. Essence of Palliative Care, (*Pre- requisite to attending the workshop)

*2. The Palliative Care Approach, (*Pre- requisite to attending the workshop)

3. Managing Pain and Long Term Illness, which consists of two modules Pain,

4. Other Symptoms and Pharmacology, and Chronic Illness & Dementia.

5. The last module is Care and Support at the End of Life.

Step 3.

To complete the programme you will need to attend a one-day free workshop. * You will need to have completed modules 1 & 2 first)

*(Registration for the workshop via Eventbrite is essential due to limited numbers)

Date: Thursday 19 March 2026

Time: 0830 -1630

Cost: Free to attend

BYO Lunch:*Please bring your own Lunch (Tea and coffee is supplied and a light morning/afternoon tea) Light refreshments (cabinet food) is available for purchase onsite at our Manuka café opens from 0900 – 1300.

Presenters: Chris Dunn & Suss Walding Nelson Tasman Hospice Nurse Educators

Venue: Nelson Tasman Hospice 331 Suffolk Road, Stoke, Nelson.

Enquiries: Email: [email protected] or phone 03 546 3950 Barb Thomas Nelson Tasman Hospice Education Admin

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