Courses for Patients & Families
Touch, Caring and Cancer Program
- Audience: General public.
- Description: Family caregivers learn to use safe and simple touch and massage techniques for comfort to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life in loved ones with cancer. 78-minute video program with downloadable PDF manual.
- Evidence-based: Developed in research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.
- Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese.
Integrative Therapies in Hospice and Palliative Care
- Audience: General public
- Description: Video courses of about an hour each providing practical information on how integrative therapies can help reduce symptoms and improve quality of life
- Topics: Learn about the most popular and helpful integrative therapies in palliative care including Acupuncture, Aromatherapy (essential oils), Biofield Therapies (Reiki, Healing Touch), Expressive Arts (music therapy, art therapy), Massage and Touch Interventions, Mind-Body and Contemplative Therapies (mindfulness, meditation, visualization), Movement Therapies (yoga, tai chi, dance)
- Practical: Learn how and where these therapies are provided, what credentials to look for in a provider, how they are paid for, and how to talk with your care team about these options
- Faculty: A team of national experts in integrative therapies and palliative care provide accurate and authoritative guidance
- Research-tested: Based on courses originally created in research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute as continuing medical education for health care professionals
- Note: This program is available in two formats with the same core content. The Self-Paced "FastTrack" format for the general public is delivered on this IPCI website. The CE/CME format is for health care professionals with added requirements for CE/CME credit, and is delivered over the National Alliance for Care at Home website.