What We Do > Education & Training
Education & Training
Our educational programme covers three broad areas – the medical undergraduate & post-graduate programmes, the nursing postgraduate programme and practical training for those working within palliative care and related specialities.
Hospis Malaysia’s doctors and nurses are involved in palliative care teaching at major medical schools in the country. These teachings are enhanced with attachments with Hospis Malaysia’s clinical team. Most specialist trainees gain their community training through a six-month attachment with Hospis Malaysia.
Annually, we conduct a series of workshops on various aspects of palliative care.
Palliative Care Workshops
Hospis Malaysia organises regular workshops to educate and provide a better understanding of palliative care to the public, as well as various healthcare professionals, students, trainees and anyone who might be interested to join our team.
Training for Healthcare Professionals
We conduct a series of workshops annually in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Hospice and Palliative Care Network (APHPCN / APHN). Our Workshop on Paediatric Palliative Care is in collaboration with the International Children’s Palliative Care Network (ICPCN). These palliative care themed workshops are aimed at palliative care practitioners and other allied healthcare professional. Each year, these workshops are attended by approximately 500 healthcare workers from across the country and the region.
To view a full list of our workshops, please visit this page: Hospis Malaysia’s Palliative Care Workshops 2020
1) Communication Skills Workshop: 18-19 April 2020
2) Workshop on Ethics: 27-28 June 2020
3) Workshop on Suffering & Hope: 28-30 August 2020
4) Pain & Symptom Management: 05-07 September 2020
5) Grief & Bereavement Care: 28-29 November 2020
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Training for Caregivers
Regular caregivers’ workshops are conducted to introduce caregivers to basic care-giving and nursing skills, to help caregivers better manage symptoms and effects of a patient’s illness at home.
To register your interest in participating in an upcoming Caregivers’ Workshop , please email education@hospismalaysia.org.
Graduate & Post-Graduate Education
We support the Ministry of Health with the design and implementation of the ‘Palliative Medicine Specialist Training’ curriculum.
To provide medical students with an understanding of palliative care and equip them to manage end-of-life care when they become house officers, we provide palliative care training for the following:
Undergraduate Medical Students & Degree Nurses
We provide palliative care education and training for the following institutions:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM)
- Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM)
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
- University of Malaya (UM)
- Perdana University Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
- National Defence University of Malaysia
Post-graduate
- Family medicine specialist trainees
- Palliative medicine specialist trainees
- Nursing – post-basic Diploma in Oncology
International
- Clinical attachments for palliative care trainees in the region
Research
At Hospis Malaysia, we aspire to improve ourselves at any opportunity given in order to provide better services to our patients, their families, as well as for those who work with us. We conduct research with a particular emphasis on assessing the effectiveness of palliative care and gaining a better understanding of the needs of patients and carers.
