| Code | IP6008 |
|---|---|
| Duration | September to May |
| Teaching Mode | Part-Time. See Additional Teaching Mode Information for more info. |
| Qualifications | CPD Module |
| Fees | €1,040 See Fees and Costs for full details. |
| Closing Date | 13th December 2024 |
| Credits | 10 |
| Start Date | 6th January 2025 |
Outline
Module Goal:
To advance healthcare professionals' knowledge, understanding and skills in the assessment and management of pain and common symptoms in patients with life-threatening or life-limiting illness.
Module Content:
This module will facilitate increased understanding of the symptoms experienced by palliative care patients with cancer and non-cancer diagnoses. Students will be introduced to clinically relevant pain, symptom, burden and palliative care needs assessment tools and the application of these in the delivery of patient-centred care and service development. Ethical and legal considerations in the management of pain and symptoms will be explored. Within their own disciplinary perspectives, students will learn with, from and about the role of other professions and disciplines in the holistic assessment and management of pain and other symptoms. Methods of comprehensive patient assessment and interprofessional approaches to pain and symptom management will be emphasised. The impact of pain and chronic symptoms on patients/families, health care professionals and health systems will be examined.
Additional Teaching Mode Information
This module is predominantly online and asynchronous
Teaching Methods:
|
Quantity |
Duration |
Unit |
Type |
Mode of Delivery |
|
40 |
1 |
Hr(s) |
Online asynchronous (any time learning) activities |
TBC |
|
8 |
1 |
Hr(s) |
Online Synchronous (Live) Activities |
TBC |
Learning Methods
|
Quantity |
Unit |
Type |
|
180 |
Hr(s) |
Autonomous Student Activities |
|
22 |
Hr(s) |
Directed Learning |
Why Choose
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Describe the range of pharmacological and non-pharmacological options available for the management of pain, common symptoms and potential emergency situations in palliative care.
- Apply knowledge of the causes and contributors of pain and other symptoms in the development of appropriate reactive and proactive pain and symptom management plans.
- Identify appropriate methods/tools to evaluate palliative care needs and demonstrate how these may be used in the delivery of high-quality patient-centred care.
- Illustrate the role and benefit of inter-professional teams in the development and communication of individualised, pain and symptom management plans for palliative care patients.
- Recognise the emotional, psychosocial and spiritual context of pain and symptoms and the impact on patients, families/carers, health care professionals and teams.
- Discuss strategies and resources to promote and encourage patients’ self-care and independence where appropriate and to support the family/carers in the management of palliative care patients with long terms symptoms.
- Construct a management/care-plan, from the perspective of the student’s own discipline, which considers the potential benefits, burdens, harms, legal and ethical issues, available resources and individual patient/family wishes.
Requirements
Candidates must have:
- A primary degree or an equivalent experience in a relevant health care discipline* to be approved by the Programme Team.
- Registration or eligibility for registration with the appropriate professional healthcare registration body.
- Ideally, candidates should have a minimum of one-year post qualification experience in healthcare provision.
- A relevant health care discipline includes, but is not limited to medicine, nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, audiology physiotherapy, psychology, and social studies.
All applicants are required to complete an application form and provide evidence of current professional registration.
Technical Requirements
To access and interact with the course content, assignments, and assessments etc., students will require access to a PC/Laptop running at least Windows 7 or later or the most recent version of Mac OS.
For the best experience with online course content, assignments, and assessments etc., you are advised to use the latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. We estimate that an internet connection speed of 5Mbps (download) and a minimum of 0.5Mbps (upload) is sufficient for the course.
Fees and Costs
€1,040
How To Apply
To apply for this module click the Apply Now button. Once you have created your profile you can start your application by selecting the option below:
- Gather any additional documents required (including a passport-style photo), copy of your degree parchment if not a previous UCC graduate.
- The full module fee of €1040 will be payable on submission of your application.