SPLICES Workshop: Serious Illness and Palliative Care Education in Surgery

Themes:

• Introduction to Serious Illness & Palliative Care in Surgery
• Palliative Surgery and Peri-Operative Considerations
• Serious Illness Communication Workshop
• Shared Decision Making & Ethical Issues

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:

1. Understand the principles and role of palliative care for patients with serious illness under the care of surgical teams.
2. Understand the indications and types of palliative surgical procedures and principles around peri-operative care for adults with serious illness.

 

Registration

More details will be released in June 2025.

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SPLICES ONLINE

Stay tuned for our *NEW* SPLICES Online launching in August 2025! More details to come.

Course Duration: This is an online self-paced learning course. Learners will be given 1 month (from date of purchase) to access the course materials and complete the course.

Course Fee: SGD 87.20 inclusive of 9% GST.


SPLICES Workshop (Face-to-Face)

Face-to Face Workshop Date: 17 October 2025 (0.5 day)
Time: 8.30am – 1pm *timing subject to changes

Venue: National Cancer Centre Singapore, 30 Hospital Blvd, Singapore 168583.

Workshop Fee: SGD 327.00 inclusive of 9% GST


Withdrawal and Refund Policy

Please be informed withdrawal from workshop must be made in writing for refund of fees.

Refund Policy
Date of withdrawal	%
2 weeks or more before workshop start date:	100%
Less than 2 weeks before workshop start date:	50%
On or after workshop start date:	0%

• Continuing education credits are available for LCPC events through the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) and Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC) subject to their respective approvals.
  
  Attendees who wish to avail of the credits are required to sign the relevant registration form along with their CPE/CME number on the day(s) of the events.
  The attendee’s registration details will be submitted after the event and credited upon receiving respective approvals.
  
   
• Workshop participants will be awarded with an e-Certificate of Completion at the end of the course*.

*The e-Certificate of Completion will only be awarded to participants who achieved full attendance for face-to-face teachings and completion of all coursework (including assessments and evaluation)

Specialist surgeons, surgical residents, surgical nurses

• Proficiency in English
• Completed SPLICES Online
• Ability to commit to the entire 0.5-day workshop