Serious Illness Conversations Workshop

The Serious Illness Conversation Guide was first developed by Adriadne Lab, Harvard School of Public Health. LCPC has adapted it for our local population through iterative patient testing. Free for use for all healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives:

• Appreciate the benefits of serious illness conversations
• Discuss the evidence for the Serious Illness Conversation (SIC) Program
• Identify key elements of the SIC Guide
• Practise use of the SIC Guide
• Understand how SIC fits into continuum of Advanced Care Planning
• Discuss the barriers and enablers to real world implementation of the SIC Program

Registration
Registrations for 2025 is now open!
Kindly click here for registration. For any queries, please contact us at lcpc@duke-nus.edu.sg.

Upcoming Runs (venues are subject to changes):

15 & 23 Jan 2025 (Assisi)
21 & 28 Feb 2025 (Assisi)
8 & 16 May 2025 (NCCS)
1 & 9 Jul 2025 (NCCS)
20 & 29 Aug 2025 (NCCS)
23 Sep & 2 Oct 2025 (NCCS)
28 Oct & 5 Nov 2025 (NCCS)

 

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Timings (subject to changes):
Day 1: 9.00am - 3.40pm, and
Day 2: 8.30am - 12.40pm 

Venue:
Assisi Hospice, 832 Thomson Road, S574627

National Cancer Centre Singapore, 30 Hospital Blvd, Singapore 168583

Workshop Fee:

Doctors: SGD 350 before GST

Nurses, MSWs and Allied Health: SGD 200 before GST

Withdrawal and Refund Policy

Please be informed withdrawal from workshop must be made in writing for refund of fees.

Refund Policy
Date of withdrawal	%
2 weeks or more before workshop start date:	100%
Less than 2 weeks before workshop start date:	50%
On or after workshop start date:	0%

• This workshop is pending accreditation from the Singapore Medical Council, Singapore Nursing Board & Singapore Pharmacy Council.
• Continuing education credits are available for LCPC events through the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) and Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC) subject to their respective approvals.

  Upon completion of each workshop, participants can claim up to 6 CPE points from SMC/SNB or up to 5 CPE points from SPC.

  Attendees who wish to avail of the credits are required to sign the relevant registration form along with their CPE/CME number on the day(s) of the events.

  The attendee’s registration details will be submitted after the event and credited upon receiving respective approvals.

• Workshop participants will be awarded with an e-Certificate of Completion at the end of the workshop*.

*The e-Certificate of Completion will only be awarded to participants who achieved at least 80% attendance for face-to-face teachings and completion of all coursework (including assessments and evaluation)

Doctors, nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with serious illnesses and have a passion to learn communication skills to conduct serious illness conversations.

• Proficiency in English
• Ability to commit to the entire 1.5-day workshop