LEAP Core Training (Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care)

LEAP Core/Online

  • Core: Two-day inter-professional course that provides health care professionals with an in-depth learning experience  on essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach. It is ideal for any health care professional (e.g. physician, nurse, pharmacist, social worker, etc.) whose primary focus of work is not palliative care but who provides care for patients with life-threatening and progressive life-limiting illnesses. This program is certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 28 Mainpro+ credits.
  • Online: Facilitated online learning program that provides health care professionals with the essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach. LEAP Online includes 16 online modules and 2 three-hour webinars led by LEAP facilitators who are experienced palliative care clinicians and educators. This program is ideal for any health care professional (e.g. physician, nurse, pharmacist, social worker, etc.) who would like to complete training in palliative care at their own pace and who provides care for patients with life-threatening and progressive life-limiting illnesses. This program is certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 24 Mainpro+ credits.

LEAP Mini

An inter-professional course that provides health care professionals with a condensed, one-day (8.5 hours) learning experience on the essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach. It is ideal for any health care professional (e.g. physician, nurse, pharmacist, social worker, etc.) whose primary focus of work is not palliative care but who provides care for patients with life-threatening and progressive life-limiting illnesses.

This program is certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 16.5 Mainpro+ credits.

LEAP Home Care

An inter-professional course that provides health care professionals an in-depth learning experience on the essential skills and competencies to provide a palliative care approach with course modules and case studies contextualized to the home care setting.  This program is ideal for any health care professional (e.g. physician, nurse practitioner, nurse, pharmacist, social worker, etc.) as well as personal support workers (PSWs) or care aides working in home care.

There are no Mainpro+ credits as it is not certified by the College of Family Physicians Of Canada.

LEAP Long Term Care

An inter-professional course that provides health care professionals with an in-depth learning experience on essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach with course modules and case studies contextualized to the long-term care setting. This program is ideal for any health care professional (e.g. physician, nurse, pharmacist, social worker, etc.) as well as personal support workers (PSWs) or care aides working in long-term care and nursing homes.

This program is certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 26.5 Mainpro+ credits.

Upcoming Course Dates:

At this time there are no upcoming dates scheduled. Please complete the form below to be added to the LEAP course waiting list.




    _________________________________________________________________