There is nothing more important and fundamental to a doctor-patient relationship than communication. It is through effective communication that we can build trust and effectively and empathetically help navigate our patients and their families through the palliative phase of their illness.

Our two-part digital workshop, Compassion in Action, will provide you with the tools necessary to communicate with your patients and their families when they are approaching the end of life. The skills gained from this program although targeted at your palliative patients will be translatable to all aspects of your medical practice.

This digital workshop is held in two-parts, on February 7, 2026, and February 21, 2026. Participants will engage with three standardized patient scenarios across the two-part workshop, focusing on how to manage challenging goals of care conversations, and responding to existential distress. A discussion will follow each scenario that will assist in bringing out the important learning points in each case.

Topics Include:
General principles in communicating with patients and their families at the end of life
Managing transitions to palliative care
Managing challenging goals of care conversations
Responding to existential distress
Responding to a patient with a request to die