Palliative care and End-of-life care (5 cr)
Code: VV00EI08-3002
General information
- Enrollment
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14.12.2020 - 16.12.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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12.01.2021 - 02.05.2021
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Vanha_Open UAS and Continuing Education (vanhettu)
- Campus
- Kouvola Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 24
Objective
• käsitykset kuolemasta, kuoleman puheeksi ottaminen ja kuolevan ja kuoleman kohtaaminen
• suru ja luopuminen
• kuolevan, omaisten ja läheisten tukeminen
• palliatiivisen hoidon ja saattohoidon prosessi, oireenmukainen palliatiivinen hoito ja saattohoito ja hyvät hoitokäytännöt
• moniammatillisuus palliatiivisessa hoidossa ja saattohoidossa
• työntekijän suru ja työssä jaksaminen
Course material
The electronic source material is presented at the beginning of the course in Learn
Study forms and methods
The course is realized entirely online.
Timing of exams and assignments
The course progresses in stages and the condition for progress is the approved completion of the previous section
Student workload
The course consists of online lectures and Learn material, independent study, learning assignments and a reflective essay and peer review. The course has a total of 135 hours of student work.
Course part description
Part 1. Facing Death
Part 2. Palliative care and convalescent care, symptomatic treatment
Part 3. Grief, supporting in grief, and meeting relatives
Part 4. Interprofessional cooperation
Further information
More information: Anna-Kaarina.anttolainen@xamk.fi
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Assessment methods and criteria
Approved assessment of the course requires approved completion of all sections.