NUMS Post-Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care (PG-CPC)
Learning Objectives & Program Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Palliative Care
Learning Objectives: At the end of this module, the participants will be able to:
- Identify the concept of palliative care and its role in management of illness
- Apply the principles of palliative care to manage pain by pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches
- Understand the challenges of breaking bad news
- Recognize factors contributing to the prognosis of various life limiting illnesses, recognize EOL and trajectory events referred to as actively dying or imminent death
- Define code status and understand principles of DNA CPR
- Making the decisions about commencing an end of life care plan.
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Course 1 |
Course breakdown |
Dates |
Weeks |
Topics |
Facilitators |
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PC-301
Introduction to Palliative Care |
Palliative Care
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11 Nov-17 Nov |
Week 1 |
Introduction to Palliative Care, Palliative History and Examination |
Humaira Jamal |
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18 Nov -24 Nov |
Week 2 |
Communication skills, Breaking Bad news (Part 1 and Part 2) |
Shagufta Mirza Khalique Rehman |
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25 Nov-1 Dec |
Week 3 |
Cancer Pain Management |
Adnan Kabir |
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Advanced Pain Management |
Mohammad Butt |
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Palliative Oncology |
Mohammad Butt |
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Experience of the end of life
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2 Dec-8 Dec |
Week 4 |
Care of the dying |
Adnan Kabir Elisabeth Bjorndal |
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9 Dec-15 Dec |
Week 5 |
End of Life Care |
Mohammad Butt |
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How Long I have got Doc? |
Humaira Jamal |