Postgraduate Course: Palliative and end of life care in an international context (GMED11012)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.internationalhealthncd.mvm.ed.ac.uk/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course will provide an outline of the development of Palliative and end of life Care over the last 40 years throughout the economically developed and developing world, and describe the key concepts and challenges of delivering Palliative Care equitably to all those who require services. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Students will be responsible for their computer equipment and internet access. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
The course will be delivered online in WebCT |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the candidate will understand that palliative care:
* is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.
* Palliative care affirms life and regards dying as a normal process, neither to hasten or postpone death;
* integrates the physical, social, psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care;
* must be culturally sensitive to the local community and country
* uses a team approach to address the needs of patients and their families, including bereavement counselling, if indicated;
* is applicable to all life-threatening chronic illnesses including cancer, heart failure.
* Is best delivered in the community, where patients and their relatives can be best supported.
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Assessment Information
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities and will constitute 40% of the overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme |
Special Arrangements
| This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment WebCT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by secure username and password access that will be made available to registered users. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Liz Grant
Tel:
Email: Liz.Grant@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Dr Liz Grant
Tel:
Email: Liz.Grant@ed.ac.uk |
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