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| DCP5101 | Issues in Palliative and Cancer Care | ||
| SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES | |||
| Credit Points: 20 | |||
| Description: | |||
| This unit examines the philosophical and psychosocial underpinning of palliative care. An interdisciplinary, multi-theory based approach is used to encourage students to integrate knowledge, experiences and reflection in the provision of optimum palliative and cancer care. Students will be challenged to critically analyse relevant ethical, multicultural and political issues which impact on current provision and emerging palliative care trends. | |||
This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets | |||
| Q53 | Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care Medicine | ||
| 732 | Master of Medicine (Palliative Care) | ||
| 742 | Post Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care | ||
| 706 | Post Graduate Diploma of Medicine (Palliative Care)(Ext) | ||
| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
| http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity | |||
Last Updated - Higher Education: 18/11/2004