PGC5118 Palliative care
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
PGC5118 Palliative care is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Parkville. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Parkville
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PGC5118
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PGC5118
No unit lists PGC5118 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: PGP5018
Overview
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.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Parkville | Online |
Assessment
- Participation in online discussion(s)40%
- PresentationCompetency hurdle25%
- Written assignment - case based15%
- Learning portfolio20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Integrate clinical assessments and patient history to develop evidence-based clinical management plans in palliative care.
- 2
Justify evidence based pharmacological recommendations relating to palliative care to healthcare consumers including patients, family members and multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals.
- 3
Recognise, monitor, and manage (pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically) symptoms and treatment side-effects common in palliative care.
- 4
Apply the principles of quality use of medicines in prescribing and de-prescribing in palliative care.
- 5
Critically reflect on your individual learning process and progress in clinical competence.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of learning activities per week, including teacher directed learning, independent study and reading time, participation in online discussions, research and preparation for assignments.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Therapeutic Guidelines: Palliative care version 4 2016
Technology resources
This unit requires access to a device (computer or laptop) that meets minimum specifications. Free specialist software is available via MoVE.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Laura Dean
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Laura Dean
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PGC5118?
PGC5118 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PGC5118 offered?
In 2024, PGC5118 runs in Semester 1 at Parkville, with an online option.
How much work is PGC5118?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does PGC5118 have an exam?
No. PGC5118 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.