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The Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Program educates healthcare professionals on the essential clinical competencies of palliative and end-of-life care. It teaches fundamental palliative care skills in communication, ethical decision-making, psychosocial considerations and pain management.

This program is taught to thousands of clinicians each year in the United States and 25 countries abroad.

The curriculum includes the following modules:

• Comprehensive Assessment
• 療護目標
• 疼痛處理
• 事前療護規劃
• Withdrawing/Withholding Treatment
• Communicating Bad News
• Last Hours of Living
• Psychosocial Issues

Participants can earn 7 CE/CME credits upon program completion.