Multidisciplinary knowledge and interprofessional collaboration in Palliative care (5cr)

Objective

The student
participates in ethical discussions in multidisciplinary and scientific networks
• act ethically at a high level in palliative care, ensuring the benefit of the patient and his loved ones
• analyzes the multidisciplinary and professional approach in palliative care
• understand the value base of their own discipline and palliative care when participating in multidisciplinary and professional development activities
• evaluates multi professional cooperation in palliative care and defines methods for developing cooperation using methods that support multi professional cooperation
• Develops, organizes and coordinates operating methods in his organization that support multi-professional cooperation, staff well-being at work and skills development
• Understands the importance of working in palliative care expert networks and is committed to coordinating, maintaining and developing networks
• promote the dissemination and utilization of evidence-based information in regional, national multi-professional networks in the social and health sector

Competences:
Ethics:
• The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking equality and non-discrimination into account.
• Is able to promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of ethical re-flection in their different operating environments.
• Promotes the realisation of the ethical principles and values of their field.
• Makes decisions taking individual, communal and societal perspectives into account.
• Promotes the realisation of diversity and accessibility.
• Implements the principles of responsible conduct of research and promotes their application in their work community.
• Is able to manage societally influential activities based on ethical values.

Sustainable development:
• The graduating student develops and manages sustainable and responsible operat-ing methods in their work and promotes sustainable change in their work communi-ty and society.
• Is able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development com-prehensively as a basis for sustainable solutions.
• Is able to analyse and assess systemic dependencies of complex multidisciplinary problems and the different dimensions of solutions.
• Is able to manage the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in their work communit.

Content

• Quality of life and the good life
• Networking as a form of working life cooperation
• Teamwork model, group dynamics and management in expert activities
• Development, organization and coordination of multiprofessional work in palliative care
• Consultation practices, negotiation skills and support in team conflict situations
• Utilizing the skills of the work community and promoting work well-being
• The patient and his relatives as part of specialist activities

Qualifications

Basic level (A level) competence in palliative care.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The general criteria of the competences that the Master's Degrees awarded by Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences provide can be found on JAMK's web pages (Competence Assessment | Jamk). The learning outcomes of individual courses are assessed in relation to the objectives of the course concerned. Assessment is based on knowledge, skills and competence in accordance with the National and European Qualifications Framework (NQF/EQF), level 7.

This course is graded as Pass/Fail, marked as S (Pass) or 0 (Fail).

Pass S:
Student:
- Can examine and analyze, justifying the importance of multiprofessionalism and a multidisciplinary knowledge base in palliative care. The student utilizes national and international research and expert knowledge in reflection.
- Can describe their own role and responsibilities as a member of a multidisciplinary team in palliative and hospice care. Recognizes the role of other team members and the client/patient in cooperation and shared decision-making when implementing people-centered palliative care.
- Can draw up a plan for the activities of a multidisciplinary team in palliative care, and critically analyze the activities of the team, the roles of its members and the leadership of the team. The student utilizes national and international research and expert knowledge in reflection.
- Understands the importance of conflict resolution skills for team activities and their own well-being at work and can apply the skills when describing their own activities.
- Can reflect on the development of their own expertise as a member of a multi-professional team in palliative and hospice care.
- Participates actively in the creation of a palliative care network and engages in ethically high-level discussions in its planning process.

Fail 0:
The student does not achieve the competence goals of the course