The Suncoast Institute was officially established in 1994 as an affiliate organization of the Suncoast Hospice. The Suncoast Institute is a not-for-profit, practice-based education, consultation and research center offering resources for all hospice and palliative care organizations nationally and internationally. Suncoast Solutions is the leader in Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life software and is also an affiliate of The Suncoast Hospice. For more on these organizations, please see links on the left side of our Home page.

Consultations are simply discussions with our team members about issues affecting your hospice organization or programs. You can call us any time for a free 15 minute phone consultation to take advantage of our resources and expertise. With over 30 years of practice-based experience and an extremely impressive track record, we can help you find solutions and accomplish your goals.

While our purposes are similar and the questions are often the same, no two consulting conversations are alike. There are no relevant questions that can't be asked in a conversation and in most cases, we can answer your questions in short order on the phone or by email. In fact, we can probably provide most information or assistance you require within hours. Not sure about a topic? Just give us a call.

Consultations typically begin with scheduled phone conversations, usually with email follow up. Depending on the support required, consultations may involve a meeting at The Institute, or our experts may pay a visit to your facility. For the team at Suncoast Institute, it's about your needs and how we can help you grow and provide the best in hospice and palliative care. Just give us a call and we can get a consultation scheduled for you.

We favor a multi-disciplinary approach in these exchanges. We offer consultation in all disciplines, clinical, organizational and leadership areas. We strongly encourage participation by all levels of our team, to provide you with the most accurate comprehensive information. We recommend participation by all levels of your team as well to optimize the learning experience and encourage a teamwork-focused system.

With a simple phone call, we can get the ball rolling for you. You can also find more information on the Consultation pages and Education pages of this website. When you call, be sure to ask about our new online learning programs.

With over 30 years of training experiences, we can provide a variety of trainings for clinical, support, and leadership audiences. Check out our Training Schedule for a list of current national trainings or call us for customized trainings to meet your specific needs. This year we have added a comprehensive webinar training schedule and will be launching our online learning system in Fall 2009.

Classes range from an hour to a week, depending on the course and information involved.

Each class is different and geared for different audiences. You'll find more information under class descriptions that can help you determine who in your organization will benefit most from the specific courses.

Classes vary in price. We'll be happy to provide you prices for specific classes or programs over the phone or via email.

We are constantly adding new classes. As our knowledge base evolves, so does our course work. Please check our website frequently for updates or just give us a call or drop us an email.

The Suncoast Hospice is an approved provider of contact hours for various disciplines. Each course that meets the continuing education requirements offer contact hours.

Yes, we offer multiple programs to help you integrate our programs into the learning experience at your hospice organization. We can arrange for facilitation training with a simple consultation.

Yes, we have proudly built relationships with many institutions of higher learning to offer the most complete education in the fields of palliative care and end-of-life sciences. For more information on our academic partnerships, please visit our Academic Programs section of the website.

Yes, we often partner with other organizations, state hospice associations and national associations to provide education and services. Please call us to find out how we can partner with the potential for a win-win relationship.