Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.15 - Mental and social health services and allied professions

51.1512 - Hospice and palliative care

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to work with patients in hospice and palliative care and focuses on the physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs of patients and families affected by advanced illness. These programs include courses in aging, thanatology, pharmacology, complementary and integrative therapies, pathophysiology, and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • end of life care
  • hospice and palliative care
  • hospice care
  • palliative and hospice care
  • palliative care
  • terminal care

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • hospice and palliative medicine - fellowship(61.0205)
  • hospice and palliative medicine nurse practitioner - residency(60.0722)