Introduction to Palliative Care

About the course

This HPCSA CPD certificate course is aimed at healthcare and counselling professionals to introduce them to a basic understanding of palliative care and provide them with a basic approach to assessing and managing patients (and their families) living with life-limiting and life-threatening illness, to improve their quality of life and support their families in providing care at home. It will equip participants with the knowledge and skills to identify patients in their settings who need palliative care support and help them better understand how to manage these patients' symptoms and other needs across health settings in the South African context.

Course Content

• Week 1: Principles of Palliative Care
• Week 2: Ethics in Palliative Care
• Week 3: Communication Skills
• Week 4: Pain Management
• Week 5: Symptom Management
• Week 6: Care of the dying
• Week 7: Grief, Bereavement and Loss
• Week 8: Culture, Spirituality and Sexuality
• Week 9: Teams in Palliative Care
• Week 10: Resilience and Compassion

Course Cost

The fee categories are as follows:

• Participants from South Africa: R 7 850 per person
• Participants from other parts of Africa: R 8 240 per person
• International participants: R 10 250 per person (price below)

Registration

Entry requirements: Healthcare professionals with a Degree or Diploma in their discipline (professional nurses may have a Diploma; other healthcare professionals should have a degree, degree in social work or psychology).

For more information or to register email ce.administration@uct.ac.za

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