Education Resources
QuoCCA Education Events
QuoCCA Education Events
- Overview of Paediatric Palliative Care
- Communication in Paediatric Palliative Care
- Child Safety & Protection in Paediatric Palliative Care
- Advance Care Planning
- The Fundamentals of Paediatric Palliative Care for Allied Health
e-Learning package
Developed by Gold Coast Health & Children’s Health Queensland primarily for the Queensland context, though much of the content will still be relevant to other jurisdictions across Australia.
QuoCCA Case-Based e-Learning Courses
The package provides evidence-based information and discusses attitudes toward caring for children with a life-limiting condition, and their families. Total learning takes approximately seven hours, depending on your prior knowledge and learning style. It includes:
- Paediatric Palliative Care (PPC) case studies – one for each of the referral criteria in PPC and one for sustainable practice
- Neonatal case study
- Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) case study
You can access the Case-Based e-Learning courses via the Paediatric Hub of the QUT Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative.
To complete your professional development in PPC, it is recommended that you seek opportunities to practice communication skills involved in PPC practice through face-to-face workshops facilitated by experts in PPC across all Australian States and Territories.
Other e-Learning
- International Children’s Palliative Care Network
This link takes you to the International Children’s Palliative Care Network e-Learning platform. You will need to create an account to participate. Courses include:- Communicating with children and emotional issues
- Pain assessment and management in children
- Child development and play in children’s palliative care
- Neonatal palliative care (introduction)
- Grief and bereavement in children’s palliative care
- SickKids Online Paediatric Pain Curriculum e-Learning modules (Toronto, Canada)
- Advance Care Planning e-Learning modules
- Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates
This link takes you to the PCC4U e-Learning platform. You will need to create an account to participate. - Simulation Scenario
This link takes you to the PCC4U simulation scenario site. You will need to create an account to participate. - End of life Essentials: Paediatric End of Life Care
This link takes you to the End of Life Essentials e-Learning modules. You will need to create an account to participate. - End of Life Law for Clinicians
This link takes you to the Children and End of Life Decision-Making e-Learning module.
Life, Love and Loss
A podcast series for families caring for a child who is dying.
Season one is a collaborative project funded by QuoCCA in partnership with The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), Melbourne and the Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program.
Season two is a collaboration between the RCH, Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program and Palliative Care Australia, funded as part of the Paediatric Palliative Care National Action Plan Project. This project received grant funding from the Australian Government.
The Palliative Care Education Directory
- PaCE is a resource directory for educators and health care providers, providing access to relevant palliative care education resources direct to your device
Useful Resources
- Fast Facts Pediatrics (USA based)
- What Do I Tell the Children?
- Pediatric Pain Assessment Scales
- Grief in Children and Developmental Concepts of Death
- Pediatric Pain Assessment Scales
- Seriously Ill Pediatric Patients Who Transition to Adulthood
- Pediatric End of Life conference
- Understanding Palliative Care by Cancer Council (423kb pdf)
- Talking to Kids about Cancer by Cancer Council (482kb pdf)
- Pain Assessment Tool for Children by International Children’s Palliative Care Network
Educational Videos for Workforce Development
- What is Paediatric Palliative Care by National Institute of Nursing Research (United States of America)
- Moments that Matter by Palliative Care Victoria
- Core Techniques and Tools by VitalTalk
1) Disclose serious news
2) Address goals of care
3) Conduct a Family Conference
4) On-Demand Webinars - Care Plan for the Dying Child Communication Videos by Children’s Health Queensland
1) Discussing how to manage deterioration when a child is dying
2) Supporting families to have difficult conversations
3) Discussing end of life care
4) When a child brings up “death & dying”
Page updated 30 June 2026