The Irish Hospice Foundation runs a number of education and training programmes, primarily concerned with bereavement and loss.

• Education programmes refer to courses accredited by external bodies.
  
  
• Training programmes take place on an on-going basis.  Our customised training on grief in the workplace, which can be delivered off-site at a client's premises, is also included under this heading.
   
• We also run periodic training events in areas other than bereavement, e.g. research.

In addition, the IHF undertakes or participates in various strategic initiatives in education, such as the Palliative Care Education Taskforce.

On-line access to education tools

You may also be interested to know that there are a number of education and professional development websites on the internet that offer free access to education tools.

They cover different aspects of palliative care, hospice care and the promotion of quality of life, regardless of illness or location of care. Click on the document,  Education websites May 09 for details. (Note that in order to link directly to any of the websites listed in this document, you may need to hold down the 'Ctrl' key on your keyboard while clicking on the website address.)