Curricula

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to use the key concepts of palliative care consistently and you will understand the ethical and legal principles and their significance in patient care. You will be able to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team in palliative care environments and services and develop their activities as a palliative care specialist in your field of work. You can describe palliative care guidelines and the importance of the end-of-life care plan and you can guide the patient and their family accordingly. You know how to implement patient- and family-oriented case management. You will be able to analyse the expertise of palliative care and assess your own competence and competence development needs.

Content

- Concepts and expertise in palliative care
- Legislation and recommendations governing palliative care
- The ethical principles of palliative care, euthanasia as a concept
- Palliative care service system and environments
- Organizing palliative care in one's own field of work, in Finland and globally
- Case management of patient and his or her family
- Patient- and family-oriented guidance processes and their development
- Expertise in palliative care in care policies, advance care planning and consideration of living will

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Knowledge: The student masters the knowledge base corresponding to the special expertise of palliative care. He / she demonstrates critical understanding about key concepts, theoretical knowledge, principles, methods, and ethics. The student is able to acquire and evaluate evidence-based information from various data sources. He / she is able to use new knowledge, understanding the rapid accumulation of scientific knowledge and the development of the profession. He / she understands issues related to palliative care and the interfaces between different disciplines and professions. He / she is able to evaluate multidisciplinary knowledge from the perspective of his / her own professional tasks and responsibilities.

Skills: The student masters the special skills required to perform the care of a patient in palliative care. He / she is able to make decisions about complex treatment-related problems together with the patient. In problem solving, he / she utilizes evidence-based knowledge creatively. He / she is able to create, develop and utilize multi-professional and cross-organizational networks. He / she takes responsibility for patient care and its development in his /her own work community as part of a multidisciplinary team.

General competencies: The student is able to share, evaluate and justify structured and constructive evidence-based information for the development of care. He / she is proactive and takes responsibility for evaluating and reforming patient care practices in her work community. He / she critically examines his own skills and has internalized the continuous development of himself / herself and his/her work community. He / she understands future challenges such as a changing service system and multiculturalism.

Fail:
Knowledge: The student does not master information corresponding to special expertise in palliative care. He / she is not able to search comprehensively for evidence-based data and / or to evaluate the suitability and use of data in the treatment of a palliative patient. The minimum requirements (NQF / EQF 6) are not met.

Skills: The student does not master problem-solving skills corresponding to the patient's special care skills. His / her ability to develop and operate in multidisciplinary networks is insufficient. His / her preconditions for developing the care of a patient in palliative care in his / her own organization as part of a multidisciplinary team are insufficient. The minimum requirements (NQF / EQF 6) are not met.

General competencies:
The student does not master common competencies. He / she is not proactive and accountable evaluating and reforming patient care practices. The ability to understand future challenges is limited. The minimum requirements (NQF / EQF 6) are not met.