Postgraduate Course: The Palliation of Pain in Life Limiting Disorders (PAMA11061)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Palliative care is a specialised form of medicine that aims to enhance the quality of life of patients and their families who are faced with serious illness. It focuses on increasing comfort through prevention and treatment of distressing symptoms including pain.
The treatment of the pain associated with malignancy has previously formed the main part of this programme of study. As medical and surgical care have continued to improve for many of these conditions, there is a greater need to address a wider issue than that which can be observed with its association with cancer alone. Patients are living longer with their previously progressively fatal conditions. Furthermore, a larger group of non-malignant conditions demonstrating the need for palliation of pain is rapidly emerging. Many issues concerning the continuation of life supporting measures in the presence of intractable and challenging long term pain issues need to be addressed.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| Gain an understanding of theoretical basis of palliative care and be able to marry theoretical concepts with examples from clinical practice. Participants will be better able to provide care to patients in this specialised area of practice.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Henderson
Tel: 0131 242 9409
Email: Sarah.Henderson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Nina Cryne
Tel: (0131) 242 6399
Email: Nina.Cryne@ed.ac.uk |
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