Stanford University - Essentials of Palliative Care
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Essentials of Palliative Care at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Essentials of Palliative Care at Coursera Highlights
- This Course Plus the Full Specialization.
- Shareable Certificates.
- Graded Programming Assignments.
Essentials of Palliative Care at Coursera Course details
- This course starts you on your journey of integrating primary palliative care into your daily lives. You will learn what palliative care is, how to communicate with patients, show empathy, and practice difficult conversations. You will learn how to screen for distress and provide psychosocial support. You will learn about goals of care and advance care planning and how to improve your success with having these conversations with patients. Finally, you will explore important cultural considerations and improve your cultural competency on the topics covered.
- For clinicians, the goal of this course is to help you incorporate primary palliative care into your daily practice or help you know when to seek a specialist. We will help you improve your patient?s quality of life and provide self-care tips to help you maintain your own. For patients and caregivers, this course will empower you to talk to your provider and get palliative care, if necessary.
- The Stanford University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Visit the FAQs below for important information regarding 1) Date of original release and Termination or expiration date; 2) Accreditation and Credit Designation statements; 3) Disclosure of financial relationships for every person in control of activity content.
Essentials of Palliative Care at Coursera Curriculum
Course Introduction and Overview
First Steps
Course Faculty
Patient and Family Perspective
Pre-Course Assessment
Reflection on Palliative Care
Introduction to Palliative Care Always
Palliative Care Physician
Palliative Care Nurse
Palliative Care Social Worker
Survivorship Care Nurse
Chaplain
Child and Family Social Worker
Hospice Physician
Introduction
Meet the Care Team
Primary vs. Speciality Palliative Care
Access to Palliative Care
Take-Home Message
References and Additional Reading
Explaining Palliative Care
Knowledge Check
Knowledge Check
Module 2 Assessment
Communicating with Patients
A New Diagnosis
Communication Basics
Discussing Difficult News
Scenes with Sarah
Mirror into Tim's Mind
Introduction to Communication Basics
Introduction to Discussing Difficult News
Cultural Considerations
References and Additional Reading
Module Resources
Caregiver Support
Knowledge Check
Knowledge Check
Module 3 Assessment
Visit with a Palliative Care Social Worker
Psychosocial Support
Scenes with Sarah
Mirror into Tim's Mind
Optional Case Study
Introduction Psychosocial Support
References and Additional Resources
Module Resources
Care for the Caregiver
Case Study Questions
Knowledge Check
Module 4 Assessment
Goals of Care & Advanced Directives
Goals of Care Visit
Discussing Goals of Care
Scenes with Sarah
Mirror into Tim's Mind
Introduction to Discussing Goals of Care
Stanford Letter Project
Additional Considerations
References and Additional Reading
Module Resources
Care for the Caregiver
Knowledge Check
Cultural Considerations with Advance Care Planning
Module 5 Assessment
G.R.A.C.E.
Self-Care
Introduction to G.R.A.C.E.
Self-Care
Cultural Considerations
References and Additional Reading
Knowledge Check
Knowledge Check
Module 6 Assessment
Final Steps
Claiming CME Credit
Reflection Revisited
Final Exam
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