Basic Certificate in Palliative Care

By Multi faculty | INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE LEARNING AN INITIATIVE OF NAPCAIM

Learners enrolled: 1762 | Exam registration: 556

ABOUT THE COURSE:
The Basic Certificate in Palliative Care is an advanced course in Palliative Care. The course contains the basic information about Palliative Care, Pain Management, Symptom Management and a detailed information about psycho-social and spiritual aspects of palliative care. The course will enhance the knowledge about the various Government programs for palliative care, NDPS Rule 2025 and Models of palliative Care in practice. The course will complimentary to practice of all healthcare professional, including doctors, AYUSH doctors, Nurse, Paramedical Staff, psychologists, Social Workers, Paid & unpaid Caregivers and Volunteers working in Healthcare.

The course has practical approach to ‘Care’ of patients suffering from prolonged illness, who needs compassionate care and better Quality of Life to live with the disease or disability.

The certificate will be considered for Palliative Care services, a specialist service for patients of Life limiting illnesses.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: VOLUNTEERS, NURSES, PARA MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AYUSH AND ALLOPATHIC DOCTORS

PREREQUISITES: SSC

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: HOSPITALS / NURSING HOMES / PRIVATE CLINICS / NGOS / HOME CARE SERVICES

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Multidisciplinary
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	22 Jan 2024
End Date :	12 Apr 2024
Enrollment Ends :	05 Feb 2024
Exam Registration Ends :	16 Feb 2024
Exam Date :	28 Apr 2024 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

WEEK 1: Prelude (BCPC), Introduction of Whole Syllabus, Principles of Palliative Care, 5. Community Participation, Communication in Palliative Care, Why Empathy Matters?

WEEK 2: What is Active Listening? Are You Really Listening? Active Listening Skills, Communication Skills for Health Professionals, Communication Competency & Counselling

WEEK 3: Psychological Aspects in PC, What is Psychological Distress? Types of Psychological Distress, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Guilt & Regret

WEEK 4: Cultural Aspects in Palliative Care, Spirituality (FAQs), Spiritual Distress, Ways to Lead Spiritual Life!

WEEK 5: Stress & Burnout, Burnout in Health Care Professionals, Some Tips to Manage Stress, Volunteers to Prevent Burnout!

WEEK 6: Ethical Aspects of End of Life, Impact of Bereavement on Family, Dealing with Loss & Grief, Theoretical Models of Grief & Bereavement, Kubler-Ross Model, Management of Grief & Bereavement, Psychology of Grief & Bereavement

WEEK 7: Metastatic Bone Pain Management, How to Prescribe Morphine, Safe Use of ENDs, Neuropathic Pain & Its Management, Introduction to Interventional Pain Management

WEEK 8: Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Respiratory Symptoms Management, Delirium and Dementia, Emergencies in Palliative Medicine, Recent Advances in Nausea & Vomiting

WEEK 9: Nursing Care Plans: Case Scenario, Bladder & Bowel Care, Stoma Care Part: I & II Skin Care in Colostomy

WEEK 10: Importance of Prognostication, Diagnosing the Dying!, Facing Death: How to Help?, Subcutaneous Route

WEEK 11: National Health Mission (NHM), Aushman Bharat, Government Programs for Palliative Care, NDPS Rules 2015, Delivery Models of Palliative Care

WEEK 12: Morphine Availability in India, Availability of ENDs & Advocacy, Euthanasia, Advance Directive, History of Opium

Books and references

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Instructor bio

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Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 28 April 2024 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team

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