This course is part of Palliative Care Always Specialization

Instructors: Kavitha Ramchandran +3 more

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What you'll learn

  •   Respond to the subjective experience of symptoms and side effects using assessment tools and communication skills
  •   Conduct a pain assessment and provide basic pain management using medication and lifestyle modification
  •   Describe several interventions to help with emotions and coping and the role the palliative care psychiatrist plays in caring for the patient
  •   Define distress and common causes of emotional distress related to life-threatening illness
  • Skills you'll gain

  •   Pharmacology
  •   Patient Education And Counseling
  •   Patient Education and Support
  •   Medication Therapy Management
  •   Psychosocial Assessments
  •   Patient Treatment
  •   Stress Management
  •   Patient Evaluation
  •   Mental Health Diseases and Disorders
  •   Primary Care
  •   Chronic Diseases
  •   Care Management
  •   Hospice
  •   Nursing Practices
  •   Health Assessment
  • There are 6 modules in this course

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    Pain

    Other Physical Symptoms

    Distress

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