Professional qualifications and active provincial registration/licensing:
Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Social workersCCFP or FRCPC or equivalent
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners RN (CHPCN or equivalent an asset) 
Social Workers Bachelor or higher in Social Work from an accredited university (or equivalent) 
Spiritual Care Specialists Certified member of the Canadian Association of Spiritual Care
Pharmacists Bachelor, or higher of Pharmacy from an accredited university and successful completion of national/Québec pharmacy examination (or equivalent) 
Ethicists Master’s degree in ethics or equivalent 
Paramedics Licensed Advanced Care Paramedic in Provincial Jurisdiction 


Clinical Experience
Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Spiritual Care Specialists, EthicistsTwo years’ cumulative full-time clinical palliative care experience (see course requirements for further detail) 
Pharmacists/ParamedicTwo years full-time relevant clinical experience

Education & Educator Experience (all professions):
Completed a LEAP Course 

AND 

Relevant experience in educating professionals – could include academic, continuing education or advanced certification courses (ACLS etc.), community or institutional (e.g. rounds) teaching experience.



Facilitators will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the Facilitator Training Program. The program is eligible for 30 certified Group Learning credits from the College of Family Physicians of Canada.