Postgraduate Course: Palliative Care and Symptom Management (IMED11030)
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 | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will focus on how to deliver high quality palliative and end of life care and how to manage symptoms in patients with advanced, progressive, life-limiting disease. |
| Course description |
This course will provide students with a detailed knowledge and understanding of palliative care and symptom management through tutorial-based group discussion of complex clinical cases, online lecture materials and recommended background reading. The course will cover: the philosophy of palliative care; the principles of anticipatory care planning; the pathophysiology of commonly encountered symptoms, such as pain, breathlessness and nausea, and the pharmacology of drugs used to manage these symptoms; the clinical management of emergencies in palliative medicine; the recognition and care of the dying patient; law and ethics relevant to care and treatment at end of life. The course will also explore the important role of non-pharmacological interventions in palliative care and the value of the multi-professional team in providing psychological, social and spiritual support.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 4 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100%«br /»
The assessment is coursework: written assignment and online asynchronous discussion boards. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles of palliative and end of life care
- Apply knowledge of symptom pathophysiology and clinical pharmacology to develop management plans for patients experiencing symptoms of progressive, life-limiting disease
- Appraise the value and limitations of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments commonly used in the palliative and end of life care setting
- Discuss the clinical presentation and management of emergencies in palliative medicine
- Evaluate decisions relating to care and treatment towards the end of life using legal and ethical frameworks
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Palliative Care,Symptom Management,Internal Medicine |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Frances Parry
Tel: (0131 5)37 1822
Email: F.Parry@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Brian Burgon
Tel: 0131537 2506
Email: Brian.Burgon@ed.ac.uk |
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