Overview

The topic is designed to be interdisciplinary and the case examples and assessment requirements are not focussed on any particular discipline. The content is also designed to heighten the awareness of the various contributions that all health care workers make to the holistic care of person living with a life … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to provide further opportunities for health care professionals to broaden their knowledge and understanding of a number of aspects of palliative clinical management.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Describe the pathophysiology of less common symptoms in palliative care and outline the systematic assessment and evidenced-based management of these
2.
Describe the pathophysiology, assessment and evidenced-based management of common emergencies within the palliative care context
3.
Analyse the practical, legal and ethical considerations relating to death and dying
4.
Describe the ways in which rehabilitation principles can be applied to the palliative care context
5.
Identify own ongoing learning needs

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Requisites information

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Assumed knowledge

Familiarity in the use of literature and accessing relevant data bases including OVID Medline, CINAHL, PubMed and any others appropriate to the area of study.