Planning and Implementation Services Continuing Care and Hospice

Year
1

Academic year
2017-2018

Code
02013573

Subject Area
Planning, Organization, Integration, Management and Measurement

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
3.0

Type
Compulsory

Level
Non Degree Course

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Lecture and presentation and discussion of case studies.

Final written Examination.

Learning Outcomes

Contribute to the organisation of palliative care services and quality.

Contribute to the provision of Palliative care and quality, through programmes for the monitoring, evaluation and continuous promotion of the quality of services.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

General principles of organization of Continuing and Palliative care services. National network of integrated care. Hospital palliative care unit. Hospital support teams. Isolated unit. Day care centre. Home care. Operation of the service.

Training on palliative and Continuing/long-term care. Team training and recruitment of staff. Referal process.

How to deal with stress. Assessment and monitoring of quality in palliative and long-term care services.

Head Lecturer(s)

Marilia Assunção Rodrigues Ferreira Dourado

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

José António S. Ferraz Gonçalves A Portuguese palliative care unit. Support Care Cancer (2000) 9 :4–7 DOI 10.1007/s005200000211

Programa nacional de cuidados paliativos, Direcção geral de saúde; circular normativa nº 14/DGCG, 13/7/04.

Ferraz Gonçalves. Thalidomide for the Control of Severe Paraneoplastic Pruritus Associated With Hodgkin’s Disease. American Journal of Hospice& Palliative Medicine 27(7) 486-487, 2010. DOI: 10.1177/1049909110362523.