End of Life Care and Symptom Management pt

You will have the opportunity to develop academic and professional knowledge and understanding to enable you to work competently and contribute effectively to the planning, implementation and evaluation of care delivery within the healthcare arena. You should be able to develop skills of analysis, critical thinking, problem solving and reflective practice necessary to provide evidence-based, holistic care for patients and their families. These skills will enable you to critically analyse the decision making process in utilising higher levels of clinical judgement to question and rationalise actions to improve and promote best quality care.

This course is suitable for qualified healthcare professionals who wish to increase their knowledge, understanding and skills in caring for patients at the end of their lives across all care settings. It will provide students with the opportunity to critically explore current thinking and emerging research regarding the care of patients with advanced progressive disease. This will include physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs, with a particular focus on end of life care regardless of diagnosis.