HLTH448-18S1 (D) Semester One 2018 (Distance)

The Foundation of Hospice Palliative Care

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 18 May 2018

Description

This course is designed around four themes: understanding and caring for self, understanding others; caring for the person, family and whanau living with a terminal illness; the practice of palliative care (therapeutic interventions and treatment modalities); creating and maintaining a centre of excellence and learning. It provides knowledge that is foundational to practice in the area, and introduces the participant to relevant theory, research and critical reflection that is deemed essential to palliative care practice.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Annotated Bibliography 23 Mar 2018 15%
Evidence Based Practice: Case Review 22 Apr 2018 45%
Reflective Practice 18 May 2018 40% Two parts. A: Reflective exercise. B: Written assignment.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,108.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 5 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All HLTH448 Occurrences

  • HLTH448-18S1 (D) Semester One 2018 (Distance)
  • HLTH448-18T1 (D) Term One 2018 (Distance) - Not Offered
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