Specialist Education Programme 2025/26 Curriculum

Individual clinician subscriptions and pay-per-module now available

Specialist Education Programme

2025/26 Curriculum

Our 2025-26 curriculum offers a choice of packages, allowing you to access the kind of topics that best suit your team. All packages offer consultant-led, remotely-delivered modules, through a subscription model which offers the best-value way to learn with us.

Brilliant session, good to have breakout rooms and discussion. Very relevant to everyday practice. Looking forward to the next one!

I found the programme extremely helpful, and I have used what I have learnt straight away in my practice. Wish I had attended this 2 years ago when I started in this role.

The sessions were informative, interactive, and well-paced and it was easy to engage with the speaker. The delivery was warm and genuine and it felt  like a safe space to share.

Pay Per Module

£55 per person, per module

We're excited to introduce our Pay per Module Specialist Education Programme Curriculum.

Below you'll find a rolling program of topics designed to enhance your palliative care expertise.

Adjuvant analgesia in palliative care

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Julia Grant
Available dates:
Monday, August 11, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
-
TBA

Advance Care Planning and DNACPR

Communication
Communication
Communication
With
Claire Zane
Available dates:
Monday, February 23, 2026
10:00 am
-
11:00 am
-
TBA

Common ethical scenarios in palliative care

Specialist
Specialist
Specialist
With
Emily Collis
Available dates:
Monday, September 22, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
Monday, March 23, 2026
10:30 am
-
11:30 am
TBA

Constipation

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Julia Grant
Available dates:
Monday, November 3, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
-
TBA

Delirium in SPC settings

Specialist
Specialist
Specialist
With
Gabi Brogan
Available dates:
Friday, April 24, 2026
10:00 am
-
11:00 am
-
TBA

Depression in palliative care

Specialist
Specialist
Specialist
With
Ed Presswood
Available dates:
Monday, October 27, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
Monday, April 20, 2026
10:00 am
-
11:00 am
TBA

Dexamethasone use in palliative care

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Gabi Brogan
Available dates:
Monday, July 21, 2025
10:00 pm
-
11:00 pm
Monday, October 6, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
TBA

Difficult conversations Part 1 - basics

Communication
Communication
Communication
With
Richard Alleyne
Available dates:
Thursday, May 15, 2025
12:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
-
TBA

Difficult conversations Part 2 - scenarios

Communication
Communication
Communication
With
Richard Alleyne
Available dates:
Thursday, September 4, 2025
12:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
-
TBA

Ketamine use in Palliative Care

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Matt Makin
Available dates:
Friday, June 6, 2025
10:00 pm
-
11:00 pm
Friday, December 12, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
TBA

Management of Breathlessness

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Matt Carey
Available dates:
Friday, July 11, 2025
2:30 pm
-
3:30 pm
-
TBA

Managing symptoms in patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy

Specialist
Specialist
Specialist
With
TBA
Available dates:
Thursday, August 21, 2025
10:00 am
-
11:00 am
Thursday, April 9, 2026
10:00 am
-
11:00 am
TBA

Medical Documentation

Communication
Communication
Communication
With
Claire Zane
Available dates:
Monday, December 15, 2025
10:00 am
-
11:00 am
-
TBA

Mental Capacity and DOLS

Communication
Communication
Communication
With
Jon Martin
Available dates:
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
-
TBA

Methadone use in Palliative Care

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Joanna Prentice
Available dates:
Thursday, May 15, 2025
9:30 am
-
10:30 am
Thursday, March 19, 2026
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
TBA

Nausea and vomiting

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Joanna Prentice
Available dates:
Thursday, January 29, 2026
9:30 am
-
10:30 am
-
TBA

Opioid prescribing

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Joanna Prentice
Available dates:
Thursday, March 5, 2026
9:30 am
-
10:30 am
-
TBA

Palliative Care Emergencies Part 1 - SVCO and malignant hypercalcaemia

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Ed Presswood
Available dates:
Thursday, May 22, 2025
10:00 am
-
11:00 am
Monday, September 8, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
TBA

Palliative Care Emergencies Part 2 - MSCC and catastrophic haemorrhage

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Ed Presswood
Available dates:
Thursday, November 27, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
Monday, January 12, 2026
10:00 am
-
11:00 am
TBA

Palliative care for neurological disorders

Specialist
Specialist
Specialist
With
Jon Martin
Available dates:
Thursday, July 10, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
TBA

Renal Failure at EOL

Specialist
Specialist
Specialist
With
Matt Carey
Available dates:
Friday, August 29, 2025
2:30 pm
-
3:30 pm
Friday, February 27, 2026
2:30 pm
-
3:30 pm
TBA

Seizures at the end of life

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Jon Martin
Available dates:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
-
TBA

Teenagers and young adults

Specialist
Specialist
Specialist
With
Emily Collis
Available dates:
Monday, June 23, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
Monday, December 8, 2025
10:30 am
-
11:30 am
TBA

Terminal Agitation

Symptom Control
Symptom Control
Symptom Control
With
Sarah Mollart
Available dates:
Friday, November 14, 2025
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
Friday, February 13, 2026
1:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
TBA

Packages

We offer one-year and two-year subscription models for packages A and B.

Package A
Symptom Control and Communication
SPECIALIST
12 modules across 12 months
Aimed at:
Doctors and senior nurses (band 7+) who are in regular contact with specialist palliative care patients.
Annual subscription prices:
1 clinician: £600
Up to 10 clinicians: £3,780
Up to 20 clinicians: £5,250
Modules included:
Difficult Conversations Part 1
Difficult Conversations Part 2
ACP & DNACPR
MCA/DOLS
Medical Documentation
Opioid Prescribing
Nausea and Vomiting    
Constipation
Breathlessness
Seizures
Adjuvant Analgesia
Delirium
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Package B
Symptom Control and Specialist Topics
SPECIALIST
12 modules across 12 months
Aimed at:
Doctors and senior nurses (band 7+) who are in regular contact with specialist palliative care patients.
Annual subscription prices:
1 clinician: £600
Up to 10 clinicians: £3,780
Up to 20 clinicians: £5,250
Modules included:
Dexamethasone Use
Ketamine Use
Methadone Use
Palliative Care Emergencies Part 1
Palliative Care Emergencies Part 2
Common Ethical Scenarios
Teenagers & Young Adults
Palliative care for neurological disorders
Managing Symptoms in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy & Immunotherapy
Depression
Renal Failure
TerminalAgitation
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Package C
Communication
Generalist
5 modules (totalling 7 hours) across 6 months
Aimed at:
Doctors, nurses and AHPs who often come into contact with end-of-life care patients (e.g. GPs, district nurses, non-specialist palliative care hospital staff) but for whom it is not the primary role.
Annual subscription prices:
1 clinician: £600
Up to 10 clinicians: £2,000
Up to 20 clinicians: £2,800
Modules included:
Difficult conversations Part 1 – Basics  (2 hours)
Difficult conversations Part 2 – Scenarios  (2 hours)
Advance Care Planning and DNACPR  (1 hour)
Mental Capacity and DOLS (1 hour)
Medical Documentation (1hour)
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Our Specialist Education Programme team

Our programme is designed and delivered by a team of experienced palliative care consultants, who bring everyday challenges to life, and provide easy-to-implement solutions.

Dr Richard Alleyne

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
MBChB, BMedSci, MRCGP (2009)

Dr Rasha Al-Qurainy

Clinical Director, Quality Assurance Committee Member

Dr Gabi Brogan

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
MBChB MRCP Hyp cert CS

Dr Matt Carey

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
BSc (hons), MBChB, MA, FRCP.

Dr Emily Collis

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
MBChB, BSc (hons) neuroscience, MA clinical education, FRCP

Dr Julia Grant

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
MB ChB, FRCP, FHEA

Professor Matt Makin

Medical Director, Quality Assurance Committee Member
MB ChB (Birmingham), MA (Medical Ethics), MD (Parmacology), FRCP (Edinburgh)

Dr Jonathan Martin

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
LLM, FHEA, MRCGP, FRCP

Dr Sarah Mollart

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
MBChB, MRCP (Pall Med)

Dr Ed Presswood

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
MBChB, BSc., Palliative medicine consultant

Dr Joanna Prentice

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
BSc Biochemistry, MBCHB (honours), MRCP, Pgcert, PG dip Palliative medicine and Geriatric medicine

Dr Claire Zane

Consultant in Palliative Medicine
MBChB, MRCP (Palliative Medicine), MSc

Save up to £250 by signing up for our Education subscription packages.

Register now to secure your place.

Some of the best palliative care teaching I’ve had.