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Paediatric Palliative Care (NURS90065)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
July
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-palliative-care/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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The subject will enable health professionals to develop and consolidate skills when caring for children with life limiting conditions. The course will explore palliative approaches to care, the diversity of diagnostic groups, symptom management, psychosocial and ethical issues for palliative children and their families.
Throughout the course work, students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of teaching methods including; workshops, seminars, tutorials and role playing with much emphasis placed on adult /group learning and sharing.
This subject will consist of 5 teaching modules;
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Evidence Based Palliative Care
Incorporating: Basics of quantitative and qualitative research, ethical issues, evaluation, quality activities, implementing research into practice and dissemination strategies (eg. presentations, publications etc). -
Illnesses Encountered in Paediatric Palliative Care
Incorporating: General principles of paediatric palliative care. Malignant conditions, neurodegenerative conditions, chromosomal disorders and congenital anomalies -
Symptom Management in Paediatric Palliative Care
Incorporating: assessment and management of children of varying ages with a range of diagnoses (including children with disabilities). -
Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects
Incorporating: supporting children with life-limiting conditions, their siblings and parents and self-care for health professionals. Including bereavement care. - Ethics
Intended learning outcomes
Evidence Based Palliative Care
- Explore the principles of evidence based practice
- Identify symptoms often experienced by patients during the palliative phase of an illness
- Explore current evidence based strategies for complex symptom management
Illnesses Encountered in Paediatric Palliative Care
- Demonstrate an understanding of the epidemiology of paediatric palliative care.
- Recognise the difference between adult palliative care versus paediatric
- To understand the current definition and best practices in paediatric palliative care.
Symptom Management in Paediatric Palliative Care
- To increase knowledge and skills in how to recognise and assess pain in children according to age and developmental stage including verbal and non-verbal cues.
- To have an understanding of the therapeutic and complimentary options available for pain and other symptom management for infants, children and teenagers.
- To enhance knowledge and skills in symptom control ( e.g. respiratory, vomiting, seizures)
- To increase awareness of how the symptoms affect the child and family’s functioning.
- Recognise the difference between palliative care and terminal care.
- Develop knowledge & understanding of the terminal phases of palliative care.
Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects
- Recognise the psychological impact of the illness on the child and family.
Able to understand & articulate the importance of social, cultural and spiritual needs of palliative children & families. - To improve communication of health professionals with children with palliative care needs and their families.
- Develop knowledge of current support services available for palliative children and their families.
- Develop knowledge & understanding around the grief process & its impact on the child, parents, siblings, family members, friends & community supports such as school.
- To improve knowledge and awareness of bereavement support in paediatrics
- To understand the importance and impact of paediatric palliative care on self
- Development of personal and team strategies for self care.
Ethics
- Recognise the complexity of paediatric palliative care and the many ethical issues it encompasses.
- To gain an understanding of the legislative frameworks which govern practice and accountability
Generic skills
- Oral and written communication
- Problem Solving
- Application of theory to practice
- Interpretation and analysis
- Teamwork
- Critical Thinking
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Review and critique a clinical issue
| 2 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Self-directed clinical portfolio
| 6 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Melissa Heywood Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 14 July 2020 to 18 September 2020 Last self-enrol date 27 July 2020 Census date 25 August 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 September 2020 Assessment period ends 2 November 2020 July contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-palliative-care/
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
All students will be provided with course notes which incorporate reading material and assessments.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care Course Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022