Table 1.

Description of Course Content and Learning Activities

Module and Subtopics	Examples of Learning Activities in the Module	Face-to-Face Class Session for the Module
	Online Pretest
Personal and Professional Narratives of Dying, Loss and Grief Personal/Professional Narratives Cumulative Grief in Healthcare Professionals Individual and Systems Levels of Support	Online responses to questions about self-care strategies and posting of an initial plan to implement a strategy for institutional support of professionals in the clinical setting	Further acquaintance work fellow learners; viewing IPPC video on professionals’ coping with pediatric death followed by reflective work on professional experience with bereavement
The Dying Trajectory and Near Death Experiences The Illness and Dying Trajectories Near Death Experiences and Death Related Sensory Experiences	Online posting of a case from clinical experience that portrayed the dying trajectory of a patient and subsequent responses to class mates’ postings with evidence-based recommendations for care	None
Grief and Loss: Conceptual Dimensions Grief Spousal Bereavement Grief Responses in Older Adults Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Children and Grief	Online responses to questions about gender differences in grief Electronic submission of a review of a book that is based on a personal account of content related to the course (dying, loss and grief) Electronic submission of a paper which entailed a discussion of themes portrayed in art at a museum exhibit for “Day of the Dead”	Two separate panel discussions: bereaved individuals and palliative care advanced practice nurses
Facilitating Healing in Individuals and Families Interventions to Facilitate Healing Interventions for the Older Adult Considerations for Parents of Unborn and Newly born Children who have Died Working with Families of the Dying Child Writing Letters of Condolence	Online responses to questions regarding research that examined efficacy of grief interventions Electronic submission of a paper which entailed the development or evaluation of an evidence-based care guideline related to course content	Verbal presentation of development/evaluation of care guideline and closing ritual with community of learners
	Online Post-test