MD ID 6340 (2019/2020)

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State: PUBLISHED

Course: MD ID 6340 - Palliative Care

Description: This four-week elective is a Coursera-based specialization. You will use the Coursera platform to complete the course at your own pace during this four-week block.

About this Specialization:

People living with serious, life-limiting, chronic illness experience significant suffering. Fortunately there are new and developing treatments which may cure some and improve survival for many people living with serious illness. However, seriously ill people and their loved ones still experience many distressing physical symptoms as well as spiritual, social and psychological distress. There is much we can do to support people to live well with serious and life-limiting illness by understanding the causes of suffering, using effective communications, and incorporating careful assessments and interventions designed to address specific needs.

The Palliative Care: It's not Just Hospice Specialization covers core concepts on the nature of suffering and demonstrates how to evaluate suffering and illustrates this in realistic patient scenarios. In subsequent weeks we learn and practice specific skills to improve communication with patients and families to help them express their experience, express and understand their core goals and values and our own empathic response. You will also learn about specific problems such as physical pain, fatigue and shortness of breath as well as psychological issues such as depression and anxiety. In addition, spiritual and social distress will be discussed with a focus on the practical evaluation and management of these challenges. All of these skills will enable you to support people to live active and full lives despite serious illness.

Applied Learning Project:

Learners will use real-world strategies, tools and techniques to assess sources of suffering and learn communication techniques that support patients living with serious illness. Authentic patient scenarios are used to allow learners to apply new knowledge and practice new skills that they can then apply and integrate into their own clinical settings.

Department: Medicine, Interdepartmental

Credit Range: 1.5 - 1.5

Academic Year: 2019/2020

Permission Required: No

School Years: MSIMSIIMSIIIMSIV

Course Classifications: ELECTIVEVIRTUAL

Coordinator(s): Shear,Shaun (DC) | u0660505@utah.edu

Directors(s): CHOW,CANDACE (DD) | candace.chow@utah.edu

Possible Grade(s): Fail (F)Pass (P)

Prerequisites: None

Add Policy: Course may be added to schedule 30 days before it starts.

Drop Policy: Course may be dropped from schedule 30 days before it starts.

Syllabus: Click here to download syllabus.

2019/2020

Available Sections

	Title	Tags	Year	Start/End	C	S	W
	MD ID 6340 - Palliative Care (Virtual)	VIRTUALELECTIVE	2019/2020	04/13/2020 - 05/08/2020	1.5	16	0
	MD ID 6340 - Palliative Care (Virtual)	ELECTIVEVIRTUAL	2019/2020	05/11/2020 - 06/05/2020	1.5	22	0