Healthcare providers working in community settings in Ontario may be eligible for complimentary online person-centered decision making or palliative care education offered by Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO). A limited number of spaces are available for Ontario-based providers or administrators to complete training between October 5, 2026 and March 31, 2027. An Expression of Interest must be received and approved prior to beginning the education to qualify for complimentary tuition.
Available courses: Person-Centered Decision Making and Palliative Care Education for Personal Support Workers.
Person-Centered Decision Making (PCDM)
The PCDM curriculum develops competency on Health Care Consent, Advance Care Planning, and Goals of Care conversations. Learners will move beyond advancing their knowledge and attitudes to develop clinical skills. This online program can be completed asynchronously in approximately 8 hours. Ontario-based clinicians and administrators are eligible to apply. Available in English.
Complete an Expression of Interest for PCDM by March 31, 2027: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Lky2n0Pfuj
Palliative Care Education for Personal Support Workers (PACE for PSWs)
PACE for PSWs is an online, comprehensive 10-course national certificate program offered in partnership with HPCO, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and Life and Death Matters. The PACE program can be completed asynchronously in approximately 30 hours and is available in English and French.
Funding to support backfill costs ($900 flat rate) may be available to organizations when their PSWs complete and pass the full 10-course PACE for PSWs program by March 31, 2027. Backfill must be applied for at the same time as the complimentary tuition.
NEW: Optional Interactive Coaching Program: This live/synchronous, 10-week interactive coaching program helps personal support workers apply knowledge gained through PACE for PSWs to everyday care. Through case discussions, guided reflection and shared problem-solving, participants explore communication, comfort care, grief, cultural safety and self-care. Sessions provide opportunities to ask questions, address practice challenges, and build confidence in integrating a palliative approach. The Program includes a 30-minute synchronous session once per week, in addition to completing the online PACE for PSWs Program.
Complete an Expression of Interest for PACE by March 31, 2027: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/phWkMMmxAb
For more information, visit our FAQs or email learning(at)hpco.ca
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