Fellowship in Palliative Care| Course affiliated with (name of Organization/University) | National Association of Palliative Care for AYUSH & Integrative Medicine |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| City | Lucknow |
| Address | Dharam Nagar, Butler Colony, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226001, India |
| The program leads an official or formal degree? | No |
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| Frequency | More than once per year |
| Length | 6 months |
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| Cost of full tuition and fees | Same rate/cost for all |
| Director | Dr. Geeta Joshi |
| Website | https://napcaim.com/training/ |
| Contact name | Dr. Piyush Gupta (BSc, LLB, PGDIRPM, MA, Fellowship in Palliative Care, PhD) Fellow NCI - USA |
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| Phone | +91 9335166600 |
| Learning objectives 1 | Fellowship in Palliative Care - Detailed Curriculum of 8 Modules 32 Sessions & 32 Assignments and each session covers several topics. Course Details: Palliative Care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illnesses. This is possible through the prevention and relief of sufferings by means of early identification, assessment and treatment of pains and other problems. The objective of this Course is to throw light on the approach of Palliative Care by giving insight to the students on: Introduction to Palliative Care covering its Principles, Holistic Care, Global & National scenario, Integration of Allopathy and AYUSH. |
| Learning objectives 2 | Pain, its assessment, treatment and Nursing Care like Oral, Wound & Catheter Care along with AYUSH practices. Communication types, process and barriers. Importance of Body Language & Listening Skills. Psychological issues of patients like Denial, Collusion, Anxiety and Depression. Care of Elderly Patients, Dying Patients, their Spiritual Needs and Ethical Issues facing them. Concept of TEAM consisting of Doctors, Nurses, Social Workers & Volunteers. Community Participation, Home Care, Self Care and Respite Care. Communication skills in End of Life Care. Stages of dying, evaluation of symptoms, their social & spiritual needs within the ethical & legal frame work. Different levels of palliative care models & rehabilitation of Non-cancer palliative care patients. |
| Learning objectives 3 | Essential Narcotic Drugs (ENDs), Narcotic Law, Morphine availability, EOLC, Advance Directives. National Program of Palliative Care. Psychological distress, its evaluation and management for improving QoL of patients and families. Social & cultural issues, its management, handling grief and bereavement after death of patient. Management of severe pain, difficult pain and role of opioids. Evaluation and management of symptoms for relieving distress. Advance nursing care of lymphedema and stoma. Care of bowel & bladder in patients of advanced stage of disease. Students will learn about assignments & evaluation system of this course. |
| Description | Our 6 Months Fellowship in Palliative Care is Modular Course with structured curriculum so as to have uniformity and follow the concept of distance learning using google classrooms connected to our website. As such you can pursue it at your leisure and convenience without disturbing your daily routine. They are unique in being upgradable to the higher course if the student feels the need for the same so as to save time and money however Graduation is must for upgradation from 2 Months Foundation Course to 6 Months Fellowship in Palliative Care. 2 Months Foundation Course in Palliative Care has 4 Modules and 16 Sessions and 16 Assignments. Each session has Course Material on several Topics followed by an assignment. |
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