Foundations of Palliative Care through Bite-Sized Animations

When a loved one is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, palliative care offers a stronger layer of support to minimise suffering and improve his/her quality of life. In this video, we cover the principles and aims of palliative care.

Understanding disease trajectories helps the palliative care team, patients and their families plan for their care. In this video, we cover 3 common disease trajectories and how they affect care approaches.

Functional assessment tools help us to track the functional status of patients over time, allowing better care planning and prognostication. In this video, we learn about 3 functional assessment tools commonly used in palliative care.

Have you ever tried assessing the severity of the symptoms of your patient? Don’t worry, we have you covered.

Most of us experience pain in our lives. But do you know what pain is? Here, we will talk about the different types of physical pain and the concept of total pain. Watch on to find out more!

"On a scale of 1 to 10...", sounds familiar? Have you tried rating your own pain? Curious about how pain is assessed? This video is for you! Haven't yet watched the video on what is pain? Check out Lecture 5! 

Remember the time you took paracetamol to relieve your headache? What about using a cold pack for your sprains? Want to know more about ways to manage pain in palliative care patients? If so, watch this video!

Have you ever felt breathless after climbing a flight of stairs? You probably feel an uncomfortable sensation of breathing! How do we then assess and manage dyspnoea, a common symptom experienced by palliative care patients? Watch on to find out more!

Are opioids addictive? Do opioids hasten death? How much do you know about the use of opioids? If you're curious, here are some common myths about opioids you should know!

What happens if you can no longer speak for yourself? Who could speak for you? What matters to you? If you are thinking about these questions, watch on to learn about Advance Care Planning (ACP)!

Dying is a natural part of life and the process of dying is unique to each individual. Although the experience of death is personal, there are several changes that are likely to happen as one is nearing death. In this video, we share with you some signs of active dying but remember, not everyone follows a predictable sequence of stages.

Everyone experiences grief at some point in their lives, but what are the stages of grief? Understanding your emotions may help you cope with these intense feelings. Check out this video!

Everyone may go through some form of loss at any one time in their lives. Some may handle it well, while others go through complicated grief… Find out what is complicated grief and how to cope with it. Check out this video!

Do you know that depression is common yet underdiagnosed among palliative patients? Have you ever wondered how a medical professional assesses a palliative patient for depression? Follow us on Sam’s journey and his story.

Do you know of someone who is diagnosed with depression? Have you ever wondered how their depression can be managed? Find out what are the 3 approaches in managing depression here!

You’ve heard about ethics before but do you know what is medical ethics? Learn from this video what are the 4 pillars of medical ethics and how our healthcare workers apply these 4 pillars to analyse the best course of action in a given situation.

What is spirituality and why is it important? Do you know what spirituality means? Does it apply to everyone? How is spirituality important in palliative care? Have all these questions answered by watching this video!