Easing Pain and SufferingHealth ManagementPalliative CareCommunicationPatient Care
Programa de cursos integrados Palliative Care: It's Not Just Hospice Anymore
Palliative Care Easing Pain and Suffering. Learn strategies and techniques to assess suffering and support patients living with serious illness
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People living with serious, life-limiting, chronic illness experience significant suffering. Fortunately there are new and developing treatments which may cure some and improve survival for many people living with serious illness. However, seriously ill people and their loved ones still experience many distressing physical symptoms as well as spiritual, social and psychological distress. There is much we can do to support people to live well with serious and life-limiting illness by understanding the causes of suffering, using effective communications, and incorporating careful assessments and interventions designed to address specific needs.
The Palliative Care: It’s not Just Hospice Specialization covers core concepts on the nature of suffering and demonstrates how to evaluate suffering and illustrates this in realistic patient scenarios. In subsequent weeks we learn and practice specific skills to improve communication with patients and families to help them express their experience, express and understand their core goals and values and our own empathic response. You will also learn about specific problems such as physical pain, fatigue and shortness of breath as well as psychological issues such as depression and anxiety. In addition, spiritual and social distress will be discussed with a focus on the practical evaluation and management of these challenges. All of these skills will enable you to support people to live active and full lives despite serious illness.
Projeto de Aprendizagem Aplicada
Learners will use real-world strategies, tools and techniques to assess sources of suffering and learn communication techniques that support patients living with serious illness. Authentic patient scenarios are used to allow learners to apply new knowledge and practice new skills that they can then apply and integrate into their own clinical settings.
Certificados compartilháveis
Tenha o certificado após a conclusão
Cursos 100% on-line
Comece imediatamente e aprenda em seu próprio cronograma.
Cronograma flexível
Definição e manutenção de prazos flexíveis.
Nível iniciante
Approximately 7 months to complete
Suggested pace of 3 hours/week
Inglês
Legendas: Inglês, Árabe, Francês, Portuguese (European), Italiano, Vietnamita, Alemão, Russo, Espanhol
Certificados compartilháveis
Tenha o certificado após a conclusão
Cursos 100% on-line
Comece imediatamente e aprenda em seu próprio cronograma.
Cronograma flexível
Definição e manutenção de prazos flexíveis.
Nível iniciante
Approximately 7 months to complete
Suggested pace of 3 hours/week
Inglês
Legendas: Inglês, Árabe, Francês, Portuguese (European), Italiano, Vietnamita, Alemão, Russo, Espanhol
Este Programa de cursos integrados contém 5 cursos
What is Palliative Care?
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Palliative care provides invaluable help for patients living with serious or life-limiting illness and their family caregivers. Palliative care should be part of healthcare services to improve quality of life, the ability to tolerate and benefit from treatment and improve survival. In this course, you will learn about the nature of suffering and how this concept can help you understand the experience of people living with serious illness. Next, you will learn skills to more effectively communicate with patients, families and other care providers to both understand their experiences and provide an extra layer of support. In the next module you will explore your own core values and beliefs and how they impact your work with others. Finally, you will learn how to do a whole person assessment to understand the needs of people with serious illness so you can develop a plan to support them.
Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care
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In this course, you will be able to develop a systems view for assessing and managing pain in the palliative care setting. By the end of the course, you will be able to: 1) Describe the pain problem in the palliative care setting; 2) Assess a person’s pain, 3) Explain the benefits of integrative therapies and pharmacologic strategies to manage pain.
Easing Physical Symptoms: It's Not Just Hospice Anymore
65 classificações
Palliative care provides important support for people living with serious or life-limiting illnesses and their family caregivers. In this course, you will learn to use symptom assessment tools to better understand which symptoms are present and which are most distressing. In subsequent weeks you will learn about some of the most common and distressing symptoms such as anorexia (loss of appetite), dyspnea (shortness of breath), fatigue (weakness), delirium(confusion) and constipation and nausea/vomiting. For each of these symptoms, you will learn about the underlying cause and potential ways to support people and their families to manage the symptoms with simple practical and non-medical approaches as well as a review of medications as appropriate. In addition, you will learn to help people with their emotional response to symptoms and loss of function.
Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Palliative Care
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In this course, you’ll learn how serious and life-threatening illnesses often affect emotional and spiritual well-being. Illnesses can increase stress as patients and families learn to live with a “new normal” that may often focus on illness. You’ll learn how to tell when normal sadness (or grief) becomes something more serious and needs to be addressed. People with serious illnesses also have social concerns as their family, friends and community support system becomes stretched, and sometimes fails. We’ll talk about resources and skills you can use to help support patients and families. You’ll learn about advance care planning, that includes shared decision-making, setting goals of care, and writing down plans for care.
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Sistema de Universidades do ColoradoUniversidade do Colorado
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Perguntas Frequentes – FAQ
Vou ganhar créditos universitários por concluir a Especialização?
Can I just enroll in a single course?
Posso me inscrever em um único curso?
Can I take the course for free?
Posso fazer o curso gratuitamente?
Este curso é realmente 100% on-line? Eu preciso assistir alguma aula pessoalmente?
What types of courses are in the Coursera Palliative Care Specialization: Palliative Care: It’s not Just Hospice Anymore?
I am a patient or I am a family member caring for someone living with serious illness. Should I take this course?
Can I just enroll in a single course? I am not interested in the entire Specialization?
How long does it take to complete the Specialization?
Quanto tempo é necessário para concluir a Especialização?
Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
Vou ganhar créditos universitários por concluir a Especialização?
What background knowledge is necessary?
How often is each course in the Specialization offered?
Quantas vezes é oferecido cada curso na Especialização?
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