Module Code: HEA3082

Venue: Respiratory Education UK, Aintree
Cost: £ 580

Introduction

This module aims to highlight some of the key aspects of palliative care in relation to respiratory disease, enabling the student to develop an understanding of the principles and relating relevant aspects back to their own clinical practice.  This module will enable students to develop evidence-based approaches to assessment, planning and delivery of supportive, individualised care and treatment to patients with severe lung disease and in the end stages of life

Module Format

This module is run on a blended learning basis supported by a comprehensive course pack and four structured study days over 20 weeks, which will include tutorials, online and classroom-based workshops and discussions, ensuring that theory and practice are integrated

Aims

This module will enable healthcare professionals to:

• Critically appraise the provision and inequalities of supportive and palliative services for respiratory patients in relation to existing literature and the students own clinical practice

• Interpret clinical data and psychosocial morbidity in order to comprehensively assess, plan and implement appropriate care for patients with end stage respiratory disease with cognisance of their families and carers needs

• Critically appraise the legal, ethical and moral issues in context of care provision for individuals in the end of life

• Critically reflect and discuss issues pertaining to communication in end of life care including the role and responsibilities of the various multidisciplinary team members

Course Content

The content of the module includes

• The concept of palliative care

• Ethical, moral factors

• Socio-economic and political factors influencing palliative care/service

• Patient centred primary and secondary care approaches to providing evidence-based care for end of life patients in the context of today's healthcare environment

• Practical aspects in palliative care e.g. symptom control

• Components of palliative care and the multidisciplinary team approach

• Disparities between different patient groups e.g. lung cancer patients and COPD patients

• Looking after relatives - who does it, and what are the needs of relatives?

• Problems in palliative care research

• Psychological issues pertaining to professional carers, patients and informal carers

Assessment

4,000 word assessment

Student support

Comprehensive course materials are provided to students.  Tutorial time supports students, with specialist staff always available by either phone, e-mail and on-line.  REUK can also advise on funding possibilities and financial support from a number of sources, we encourage students to get in touch

This module can be studied as an independent unit of study or as a module towards the BSc (Hons) Respiratory Practice

Successful completion results in 20 academic credits at BSc level

Venue

This module is held at our Liverpool office

 

Credits: 20

Optional