Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Graduate Certificate in Health

Palliative Care stream

To be read in conjunction with the Program of Study [November, 2008] requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Health.

Learning outcomes

At the completion of this course, students will:

• have developed their knowledge and skills in palliative care theory and practice;
• reflect critically on their own practice;
• apply theory to practice;
• critically appraise theory, research and professional literature.

Program of study

plus 12 units from the following:

PALL8406	Paediatric Palliative Care	6
PALL8407	Oncology for Palliative Care	6
PALL8409	Spiritual and Cultural Aspects of Palliative Care	6
PALL8410	Palliative Care in Aged Care Settings	3
PALL8411	Palliative Clinical Management A	3
PALL8412	Palliative Clinical Management B	3
PALL8415	Suffering, Futility and Ethics and Rehabilitation in Palliative Care	6
PALL8416	Palliative Care for Indigenous Populations - Health, Culture and Society	6
PALL8418	Understanding Cancer	3