University of Melbourne - Cancer and the Older Person: Improving Care, Outcomes and Experience
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Cancer and the Older Person: Improving Care, Outcomes and Experience at FutureLearn Overview
Cancer and the Older Person: Improving Care, Outcomes and Experience
at FutureLearn
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹11,044 |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
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Cancer and the Older Person: Improving Care, Outcomes and Experience
at FutureLearn
- Duration 4 weeks
- Weekly study 3 hours
- 100% online Learn at your own pace
Cancer and the Older Person: Improving Care, Outcomes and Experience at FutureLearn Course details
Cancer and the Older Person: Improving Care, Outcomes and Experience
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- This course will enhance your understanding of cancer care for geriatric patients and help you to build confidence and knowledge to care for older people who have been diagnosed with or are undergoing treatment for cancer.
- 1 in 2 people will develop cancer in their lifetime, and often this diagnosis comes later in life.
- On this course, you'll develop a toolkit of resources around caring for older patients throughout their diagnosis, treatment and recovery or end of life.
- Led by the University of Melbourne and leading healthcare experts, you'll learn communication methods and modes of questioning that will help you respectfully encourage others to respect and heed expert health advice.
- You might be worried you'll say the wrong thing, but you'll learn how to make an action plan for talking about cancer and how to help people take action in their lives to live with and help to treat cancer.
- As well as helping you learn and share the facts around geriatric oncology, this course will also help you to support someone who is diagnosed with cancer later in life.
- The University of Melbourne is ranked among the 20 best universities in the world for Healthcare and Medicine
- This course draws on the world leading knowledge of the University, alongside the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) and Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology.
Cancer and the Older Person: Improving Care, Outcomes and Experience at FutureLearn Curriculum
Cancer and the Older Person: Improving Care, Outcomes and Experience
at FutureLearn
Why is Geriatric Oncology Important?
Introduction to Geriatric Oncology
Demographics and Prevalence
Diagnosis and treatment
Introduction to diagnosis
Treatment
Supporting the older person
Supportive care for the older person
Multidisciplinary teams providing supportive care
Planning for the future
Preventing elder abuse
Communication
Effective communication
Inclusive communication for underserved community groups
Complex communication
Informed communication
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