Palliative Care
Making it Work
The modern day palliative care movement aims to help people live well in their last year of life and ultimately realise a good death. However, every day more than 150,000 people die across the world and only a small minority receive palliative care services. We introduce the concept, how it can be integrated with other types of care and look at examples of this being done well. Drawing on research from EU funded project InSup-C, we learn how integrated palliative care is managed across five European countries. The International Observatory on End of Life Care coordinate the programme. By the end of the course, you'll be able to... This free online course is for staff working in palliative care whether as part of their general role in hospices, hospital teams, care homes, community teams, third party organisations as well as those with an interest in palliative care such as patients and family caregivers. Lancaster University is a collegiate university, with a global reputation as a centre for research, scholarship and teaching with an emphasis on employability.
Topics Covered- Palliative care - including key components, types of services, pain control and education.
- What are the barriers to palliative care?
- The concept of integrated palliative care and its benefits.
- Palliative care guidelines.
- Case studies of good practice from 5 European countries.
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Length | 3 weeks |
Effort | 3 hours per week |
Starts | Jun 18 (earlier today) |
Cost | $94 |
From | Lancaster University via FutureLearn |
Instructors | Nancy Preston, Elley Sowerby, Garuth Chalfont, Rachael Eastham, Seán Hughes, Joann Wilkinson, Maddy French |
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Language | English |
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Rating | 5.0★ based on 1 ratings |
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Length | 3 weeks |
Effort | 3 hours per week |
Starts | Jun 18 (earlier today) |
Cost | $94 |
From | Lancaster University via FutureLearn |
Instructors | Nancy Preston, Elley Sowerby, Garuth Chalfont, Rachael Eastham, Seán Hughes, Joann Wilkinson, Maddy French |
Download Videos | Only via web browser |
Language | English |
Subjects | Programming |
Tags | C |
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