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PA50232: Palliative care

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Modular (no specific semester)
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Medicines Optimisation Tool (CW 40%)
  • Case Based Discussion (CW 20%)
  • CARE Tool (CW 10%)
  • Non Malignant Disease Report (CW 30%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
To update pharmacists on the disease and patient monitoring factors that should be considered when prescribing for patients with palliative care needs.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to:
1. Explain the disease and patient monitoring factors in this therapeutic area (knowledge and understanding, professional practical skill).
2. Critically evaluate the evidence base for the management of patients in this therapeutic area (intellectual skill).
3. Assess the primary and secondary care roles for healthcare professionals/pharmacists in this therapeutic area (professional practical skill).
4. Reflect on their own practice in supporting patients in this area and identify areas for improvement (personal transferable skill).
5. Apply the knowledge gained in this unit to design enhancements to patient facing services and the patient experience (professional practical skill; intellectual skill; knowledge and understanding).

Skills:

* Planning & organisation (Taught / Facilitated)
* Handling information (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed)
* Written and verbal communication (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed)
* Working with others (Taught / Facilitated)
* Scientific & practical skills (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed)
* Improving learning & performance (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed)
* Problem solving (Taught / Facilitated /Assessed).

Content:

* Unit Introduction
* Introduction to palliative care and symptom control
* Pain I
* Pain II
* Continuous Infusion Devices
* Nausea and Vomiting
* Gastrointestinal symptoms
* Care at the end of life
* Advanced symptom control.
Programme availability:

PA50232 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • TSPA-ADT16 : Modular Programme in Advanced and Specialist Practice
  • TSPA-ADM16 : MSc Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice
  • TSPA-ADC16 : PG Cert Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice
  • TSPA-ADL16 : PG Dip Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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  • Postgraduates: .