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Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care (SC-PALCARE)
Specialist CertificateYear: 2021 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Principal Coordinator
Karen Quinn
Contact
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Award title | Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care |
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Year & campus | 2021 — Parkville |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | Non-AQF |
Credit points | 25 credit points |
Duration | 6 months part-time |
The course aims to be the industry standard for working in specialist palliative care and will be delivered by experts in their fields, drawn from multiple institutions around Victoria , as appropriate. The course will explore the core concepts related to palliative care, including symptom management, communication skills, and evidence based practice, non malignant palliative illnesses, psychosocial issues and the role of the family caregiver.
Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
- an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in medicine, nursing, allied health profession, science or social science, and
- documented evidence of at least one year relevant professional work experience in a medical, nursing, scientific or allied health environment, and
- be employed in a clinical setting
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking and/or assessing applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
- prior academic qualification and performance; and
- the professional experience.
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this course are encouraged to discuss this matter with the Student Equity and Disability Support Team: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/
Professional accreditation
NA
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a theoretical and practical understanding of contemporary palliative care practice.
- Critique and use evidence-based practice in the clinical setting.
- Analyse and evaluate their level of clinical competency to assist in assessing and managing a range of physical symptoms in adult and paediatric populations.
- Examine the role of a multidisciplinary team in meeting the needs of a patient and family with a life limiting illness and enhanced their ability to transmit solutions to the team.
- Identify psychosocial issues as they relate to palliative care including distinguishing between different forms of psychological and psychiatric disorders.
- Identify the impact of loss and bereavement both for themselves and for the provision of services to patients as practitioners.
- Apply ethical reasoning in their clinical practice.
Generic skills
n/a
Graduate attributes
Academic distinction
- Graduates will develop in-depth knowledge of evidence-based practice approaches to palliative patient care. They will develop high-level clinical competency in assessing and managing patient symptoms, taking a multidisciplinary view to care. Graduates will be critical and adaptive thinkers with an aptitude for life-long learning.
Active citizenship
- Graduates will be critically aware of the needs of the diverse communities they work with and will take a culturally sensitive approach to patient care.
Integrity and self-awareness
- Graduates will have a strong sense of professional identity and integrity that is based upon a solid ethical framework that considers the complexity of palliative contexts. They will highly self-aware and reflective, working to always improve their practice. They will act with empathy and sensitivity with a strong awareness of the wellbeing of others and themselves.
Course structure
The course is based on a points structure with students required to accumulate 25 points in order to receive the award. To satisfy the requirements of the Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care, students need to complete one core subject, and one elective subject.
Subject options
Compulsory Subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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NURS90046 | Fundamentals of Palliative Care | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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NURS90047 | Adult Palliative Care | July (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90065 | Paediatric Palliative Care | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
NURS90073 | Contemporary Approaches to Bereavement | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
NURS90074 | Psychosocial Aspects of Palliative Care | September (Online) |
12.5 |
NURS90118 | Ethics in Clinical Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Further study
https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/major/specialist-certificate-in-palliative-care/
Last updated: 12 November 2021