About

The Introduction to Palliative Care course offered by the University of Cape Town is aimed at healthcare and counselling professionals to equip them in assessing and managing patients (and their families) living with life-limiting and life-threatening illness, to improve their quality of life and support their families in providing care at home.

Overview

Key facts

The aim of the Introduction to Palliative Care course offered by the University of Cape Town is to provide basic training in palliative care to meet the recommendation of the 2014 World Health Assembly Resolution 67.19 and the South African Policy Framework and Strategy for Palliative Care.

Course content is presented using the following methods:

PowerPoint slides and online facilitation sessions

Essential reading – articles, book chapters or handout summary of core topics

Videos relating to core concepts

Communication skills tasks

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

Principles of Palliative Care

Ethical Principles in Palliative Care

Communication skills in Palliative Care; Breaking Bad News and Building Hope

Pain Assessment and Management

Symptom Management

Psychosocial aspects of palliative care; family support

Culture, Spirituality and Sexuality

Teamwork, Care of the Caregiver and Resilience

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 2 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-20 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-10-05 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-04-13 00:00:00

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Language

English

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Disciplines

Nursing Counselling Psychology View 3 other Short Courses in Counselling Psychology in South Africa

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Healthcare professionals with a Degree or Diploma in their discipline

Professional nurses may have a Diploma; other healthcare professionals should have a degree in social work or psychology.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

9350 ZAR / full

≈ 9350 ZAR / full
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

7150 ZAR / full

≈ 7150 ZAR / full

Additional Details

Participants from South Africa: R 7150 per person
Participants from other parts of Africa: R 7700 per person
International participants: R 9350 per person

Funding

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Introduction to Palliative Care University of Cape Town