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2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HECS3088 Patient Focused Palliative Care

10 creditsClass Size: 36

Module manager: Janet Holt
Email: hcsjh@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

Certified evidence of the ability to study at level 3. 6 months experience of caring for individuals within the palliative care setting

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

The aim of this module is to encourage students to consider the strategic direction of palliative care, in particular reviewing initiatives for carer involvement, decision making and treatment planning. Students will critically review tools and structures to support holistic assessment and care planning and explore ethical dilemmas from a carer and patient perspective.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- critically appraise model(s) frameworks of assessment used in the delivery of palliative care;
- critique the policies and other influencing factors for common approaches to palliative care management;
- analyse how the diversity of patients and user perspectives have influenced palliative care management;
- explore how legal, public health, professional and ethical issues impact on the delivery of palliative care.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module the student should know:
- current national and local strategic recommendations promoting patient focused palliative care;
- ways in which knowledge gained through patient centred assessment informs good palliative care and works within palliative care strategy;
- the importance of patient/carer input in palliative care;
- local palliative care initiatives;
- ethical issues in palliative care practice.


Syllabus

- Ethical decision-making frameworks
- Patient assessment frameworks
- Multidisciplinary teamwork - roles and boundaries and interprofessional learning
- User and carer perspectives and communications issues
- Needs assessment
- Critical events in patient management (pain and symptom control)
- Health policy issues
- Models of palliative case service delivery
- NHS and voluntary sector influences.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture191.0019.00
Seminar23.006.00
Private study hours75.00
Total Contact hours25.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)100.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Ongoing monitoring.
Allocation of academic supervisor throughout module.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay2,500 word essay100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 12/12/2018 16:33:09

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