Palliative Learning Commons / Centre de ressources communes en soins palliatifs

Welcome to the Palliative Learning Commons! The Palliative Learning Commons has been created as a repository for resources on health professional education in the area of palliative and end-of-life care. The Commons enables us to share resources and will ultimately provide the opportunity for collaborative resource development.

Searching the Commons
The Commons is organized into four main categories:

• Courses in End-of-Life Care
• Evaluation Methods
• Reference Resources
• Teaching Methods

You can either browse the Commons or search using key words.

• You can browse within each category or within a sub-category. You will see a list of all of the items. Just select the category you want and hit search.
• You can search the Commons by typing in a keyword. You can choose to search the whole Commons by simply typing in your keyword in the box provided. Or you can narrow your search by selecting a category before searching on your keyword – or narrow it further by selecting a sub-category.

Sharing Resources

You can share resources in the commons in three different ways:

• You can upload a resource to the commons for others to download
• You can provide a link to another website – the source of the resource.
• Or, if you just want to let people know about a resource, you can describe it and provide your contact information so that people can get in touch with you if they want more information.

When you upload your resource, an administrator at CHPCA reviews the submission before it is added to the Commons. We will contact you if we require any more information. Please note, this process may take up to a week and the resource will not be available to others until it has been reviewed.

In order to add a resource you will have to register as a user. Your personal information will not be shared with anyone.

The site also contains a Peer Review function. This allows for users of the site to post and review comments concerning the resource being searched. When viewing the details of a resource you will be able to view the comments and overall rating the resource has receive. In addition, you will also be provided with the option to include your own remarks. Please note, in order to benefit from this function and include your personal notes, you must be logged in to the site as a user.

Because the Learning Commons is in its initial stages of use, we will be working continually to improve and expand its functionality. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to share them with us. The success of this initiative will depend on its use and your participation!

Acknowledgement: The Palliative Learning Commons is an initiative of the Educating Future Physicians in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EFPPEC) Project, in collaboration with the Pallium Project and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association.