Alberta Palliative Care Competencies & Framework
A robust and skilled health care workforce is essential to the future sustainability of palliative care delivery. In the fall of 2018, the Palliative Institute, under the direction of the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Provincial Palliative and End-of-Life Innovations Steering Committee, brought palliative care experts together and drafted a protocol to begin the process of developing Alberta interdisciplinary palliative care competencies.
Alberta Palliative Care Competency Framework – Technical Report
The following 14 discipline-specific competency frameworks provide a reference and opportunity for front line clinical staff and volunteers to engage in self-assessment of knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes toward palliative care and when caring for a person with a life-limiting illness. These documents can be used to inform and guide academic curricula, professional development, professional regulatory bodies, continuing education programs and employers.
- Dietitians
- Emergency Medical Responders and Paramedics
- Health Care Aides
- Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists
- Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Pharmacists
- Psychologists
- Physiotherapists
- Respiratory Therapists
- Social Workers
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Spiritual Care Practitioners
- Volunteers
For more information on our current competencies and education activities, visit our research and grants page.