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Introduction to Palliative Care
18 July 2022 - 3 October 2022
Entry requirements: Healthcare professionals with a Degree or Diploma in their discipline (professional nurses may have a Diploma; other healthcare professionals should have a degree, degree in social work or psychology).
CPD points = 30 | Level 1
For more information or to register email ce.administration@uct.ac.za.
The Introduction to palliative care has been developed as an e-learning course and will be presented by the Hospice Palliative Care Association and the University of Cape Town on the UCT Vula platform.
Each module requires 5 hours of teaching and learning. Each module is covered in a 2 week period. Candidates will complete the course within 4 month period (16 weeks).
Course content:
- Module 1: Principles of Palliative Care
- Module 2: Ethical Principles in Palliative Care
- Module 3: Communication skills in Palliative Care; Breaking Bad News and Building Hope
- Module 4: Pain Assessment and Management
- Module 5: Symptom Management
- Module 6: Psychosocial aspects of palliative care; family support
- Module 7: Culture, Spirituality and Sexuality
- Module 8: Teamwork, Care of the Caregiver and Resilience
A Certificate of Completion and CPD points will be issued to participants on successful completion of the course.
The aim is to provide basic training in palliative care to meet the recommendation of the 2014 World Health Assembly Resolution 67.19 and the South African Policy Framework and Strategy for Palliative Care (that all healthcare professionals should engage in basic training in palliative care).