About

The Introduction to Palliative Care course offered by University of Cape Town is aimed at healthcare and counselling professionals to equip them in 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.

Overview

Key facts

The aim of the Introduction to Palliative Care course offered by University of Cape Town is to provide basic training in palliative care to meet the recommendation of the 2014 World Health Assembly Resolution 67.19 and the South African Policy Framework and Strategy for Palliative Care.

Course content is presented using the following methods:

PowerPoint slides and online facilitation sessions

Essential reading – articles, book chapters or handout summary of core topics

Videos relating to core concepts

Communication skills tasks

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

Principles of Palliative Care

Ethical Principles in Palliative Care

Communication skills in Palliative Care; Breaking Bad News and Building Hope

Pain Assessment and Management

Symptom Management

Psychosocial aspects of palliative care; family support

Culture, Spirituality and Sexuality

Teamwork, Care of the Caregiver and Resilience

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 2 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-07-08 00:00:00

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Starting 2024-09-30 00:00:00

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Language

English

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Nursing Counselling Psychology View 5 other Short Courses in Nursing in South Africa

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Healthcare professionals with a Degree or Diploma in their discipline

Professional nurses may have a Diploma; other healthcare professionals should have a degree in social work or psychology.

Tuition Fee

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International

8500 ZAR/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8500 ZAR for the full programme during 2 months.
National

6500 ZAR/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6500 ZAR for the full programme during 2 months.

Participants from South Africa: R 6,500

Participants from other parts of Africa: R 7,000

International participants: R 8,500

Funding

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Introduction to Palliative Care