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Introduction
This foundational course translates the fundamental principles of palliative care to practical care of patients from a medical, nursing, rehabilitative and dietetic stance. Ethical principles relating to best practice in palliative care will be covered, as will the value of advance care planning in helping to map future care for patients.
The course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in Holistic Palliative Care
- FlexiMasters in Holistic Palliative Care
At the end of the course, learners will:
- Apply the principles and philosophies of palliative care
- Describe the models of palliative care delivery
- Discuss the concept of quality of life across the spectrum of living with life-limiting disease, including in the terminal phase
- Integrate disease modifying and palliative care
- Analyze ethical issues arising in palliative care
- Initiate and facilitate advance care planning conversations with patient and family
- Discuss palliative care application in various healthcare settings
- Apply the basic principles of therapeutic communications in palliative care
- Relate palliative care to special patient groups – pediatric and young adults
- Discuss the focus of quality nursing care in advanced illness
- Discuss the benefits of rehabilitation in palliative care
Topics covered
- Psychological Health and Medical Humanities I
- Social Aspects of Palliative Care I
- Spirituality and Hope in Palliative Care I
- Grief And Bereavement I
- Dignity and Compassion in Palliative Care
- Thanatology I
Standard Course Fee: S$3,270
SSG Funding Support | Course fee | Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes | |
BEFORE funding & GST | AFTER funding & 9% GST | ||
Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding) | S$3,000.00 | S$981.00 | |
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | S$381.00 | ||
SCs aged ≥ 40 years old | |||
- Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| MD6101 Foundation of Palliative Medicine | 3 |
| MD6102 Foundation of Psychosocial Care and Thanatology | 3 |
| MD6201 Advanced Palliative Medicine | 2 |
MD6202 Advanced Psychosocial Care and Thanatology | 2 |
MD6203 Advanced Palliative Care in Practice | 2 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Holistic Palliative Care (9AU) and FlexiMasters in Holistic Palliative Care (15AU).
