phe5ahp hlth prom pall care

HEALTH PROMOTING PALLIATIVE CARE

PHE5AHP

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students are introduced to a fresh approach to palliative care, drawing upon the insights of health promotion as represented in the Ottawa Charter and applying them to the core concerns of palliative care. The essential elements of health promoting palliative care - health education, death education, social support, interpersonal reorientation and policy development - will be presented, and through the seminars participants will be encouraged to explore applications to their personal and professional formation and practice.

FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorColleen Nordstrom

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditions Offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsHealth promoting palliative care.PrescribedKellehear, A.MELBOURNE: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1999.
ReadingsCompassionate cities: public health approaches to end of life care.RecommendedKellehear, A.LONDON ROUTLEDGE, 2005.

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Distance Education, 2014, Semester 1, Distance Education

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorColleen Nordstrom

Class requirements

Directed Reading
One 3.0 hours directed reading per week and delivered via distance education.
"Flexible learning package equivalent to 3 hours of classroom contact per week. Students will have regular contact with the subject coordinator using telephone, email, or fax. In negotiation with the co-ordinator, optional group meetings consisting of three 3-hour and one 4-hour session may be held at the city campus during the semester."

WorkShop
One 4.0 hours workshop per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Optional"

WorkShop
Three 3.0 hours workshop per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Optional"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
one 1,500-word essay30
one 3,000-word essay70