Certificate
Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care - Hume
What will I study?
Overview
The Specialist Certificate in Palliative Care is delivered in a multi-modal format and includes online learning, face-to-face teaching, experiential learning and case discussion. For most subjects students are assigned a clinical mentor who is an experienced palliative care clinician. As a formal award of the University of Melbourne, the course offers 25 points of training at graduate level, delivered as two standard 12.5 point subjects requiring 4 days of face-to-face teaching each. Students are required to complete the two 12.5 credit point subjects within a 12 month period.
Semester 1, 2019
University of Melbourne - Shepparton Campus
| (GC-C002) Fundamentals of Palliative Care | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Palliative Care: The Essentials | 8.45AM - 5:00PM | 14 & 15 March 2019 |
| Therapeutic Communications* | 8.45AM - 5:00PM | 18 & 19 March 2019 |
*Subject delivered at Melbourne Campus.
Semester 2, 2019
University of Melbourne - Shepparton Campus
| (GC-C002) Adult Palliative Care | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Assessment & Management in Palliative Care | 8.45AM - 5:00PM | 20 June 2019 |
| Symptom Assessment & Management in Adult Palliative Care | 8.45AM - 5:00PM | 21 June 2019 |
| Palliative Care in Non-Malignant Contexts | 8.45AM - 5:00PM | 24 June 2019 |
| Family Centred Palliative Care and Cultural Issues | 8.45AM - 5:00PM | 25 June 2019 |