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Palliative Care MSc. Terence Seemungal The University of the West Indies. Head, Adult Medicine Unit, UWI 1. Professor of Medicine Department of Clinical Medical Sciences. Programme Director Postgraduate Medicine. Started…. September 2012 Enrolment, 17 All are health care workers
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Palliative Care MSc Terence Seemungal The University of the West Indies Head, Adult Medicine Unit, UWI 1 Professor of Medicine Department of Clinical Medical Sciences Programme Director Postgraduate Medicine
Started…. • September 2012 • Enrolment, 17 • All are health care workers • Support: Toronto University
YEAR 1: First Semester • Principles of Palliative Care (PCMM6001) • Decision-Making and Ethics (PCMM6002) • Communication (PCMM6003)
YEAR 1: Second Semester • Establishing goals of care (PCMM6004) • Pain Management (PCMM6005) • Cardiopulmonary Symptoms (PCMM6006) • Delirium and other neurologic problems (PCMM6007) • GI / Haematologic and Metabolic & Endocrine Problems (PCMM6008) • Last Hours of Caring (PCMM6009)
YEAR 2: First Semester • Psychologic and Psychiatric Aspects of Palliative Care (PCMM6010) • Spirituality, Hope, Dignity and Spiritual Care (PCMM6011) • Applications to two non-cancer end stage diseases: CCF, End Stage Respiratory Failure due to COPD (PCMM6012) • Research Methods and Design (PCMM6013) • Palliative Sedation and Grief (PCMM6014)
Year 2: Semester II • Practicum or dissertation • Final Exam
What you need to know • 2-year part time program • UWI recognized degree and work experience important • Part-time program – you keep your job!! • You need not be a health care worker