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Palliative care
PGC5118
Synopsis
The unit will cover the clinical and non-clinical topics listed below, enabling appropriate management of palliative care patients.
Clinical topics:
- management of pain
- management of symptoms other than pain
- palliative care in malignant and non-malignant disease
- prescribing and de-prescribing in palliative care
Non-clinical topics:
- palliative care principles
- ethical issues
- access to palliative care medications
- delivery of palliative care in Australia
You will acquire knowledge about current therapies used in symptom management with the aim of achieving the best possible quality of life for palliative care patients and their families.
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Audience
- Postgraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Handbook year
- 2026
Prerequisites
No prereqs in the handbook graph.
What it unlocks
Nothing in the visible graph depends on this unit.
Offerings (1)
- Second semesterParkville · ONLINE