Postgraduate certificate Family and Bereavement Support in Palliative Care

Family care in the context of Palliative Care plays a fundamental role in the comprehensive care of patients with advanced or terminal illnesses. In this sense, the United Nations Organization recognizes the importance of the relationship between patients, their family and the medical team in order to guarantee first-rate care. Given this situation, it is essential that medical professionals update their skills and knowledge to optimize care for families and help them manage the difficult process of grief. Aware of this, TECH implements a pioneering university program that will deal with the best practices in clinical assistance to family members who have experienced a loss in Palliative Care.

University certificate

duration

6 weeks

Modality

Online

Schedule

At your own pace

Exams

Online

start date

Credits

6 ECTS

financing up to

3 months

Price

The world's largest faculty of medicine”

Description

Thanks to this Postgraduate certificate supported by Relearning, you will develop competences to offer efficient emotional support to family members facing a terminal illness and the subsequent bereavement process"

Families of patients in Palliative Care face a series of challenges and responsibilities that generate a considerable physical, emotional and psychological burden on them. This ranges from managing the patient's medical care or practical needs to dealing with emotions such as anxiety, sadness and stress. For these reasons, clinicians must develop effective strategies to provide emotional support to family members to alleviate this burden. In this way, they will help people to face these difficult periods with greater resilience and dignity.

In this context, TECH is developing an innovative and comprehensive program in Family and Bereavement Support in Palliative Care. The study plan will focus on the importance of Psycho-Oncology in the medical setting to assess the emotional needs of families and provide them with strategies to manage the stress caused by the disease. In addition, it will delve into the grieving process, highlighting the most common symptoms and offering guidelines to provide effective psychological counseling. On the other hand, the didactic contents will explore aspects such as the situation of the last days of life, Palliative Sedation or the Euthanasia procedure. In this way, the graduates will obtain competencies to apply effective bereavement interventions and provide other support resources to help families process the loss of their loved one.

This university program is taught 100% online, giving specialists the flexibility to adapt to their schedules. In addition, the Relearning system, based on the repetition of key concepts to fix the knowledge, will facilitate an effective and rigorous updating. On the other hand, the most disruptive contents of this medical field will also be addressed in an exclusive Masterclass, given by an International Guest Director of great prestige.

With the Masterclass of this program, taught by a renowned international expert in Palliative Care, you will be able to update all your clinical skills"

This Postgraduate certificate in Family and Bereavement Support in Palliative Care contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

Practical cases presented by experts in Palliative Care
The graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents with which it is conceived gather scientific and practical information on those disciplines that are indispensable for professional practice
Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You will delve into the optimal approach to Refractory Symptoms, helping family members to manage their emotional distress after the loss of a loved one”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this specializing program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

You will design and implement effective strategies to help families cope with the grieving process and provide them with high quality psychological support"

You will strengthen your communication skills, which will allow you to establish empathetic and effective interactions with the family nucleus of patients in Palliative Care"

Syllabus

Through this university program, physicians will take a holistic approach to psychological care for both terminally ill patients in Palliative Care and their loved ones. The study plan will address the relevance of Psycho-Oncology in the medical context to assess the emotional needs of families and provide them with strategies to manage the stress caused by the disease. At the same time, the syllabus will delve into the grieving process, emphasizing the most common symptoms and the keys to provide optimal psychological counseling. On the other hand, the didactic materials will delve into issues such as Advance Directives, Palliative Sedation or Euthanasia.

A high level syllabus that covers, in only 150 hours, the latest scientific postulates in Palliative Sedation and Euthanasia"

Module 1. Family and Bereavement Support in Palliative Care

1.1. Psycho-oncology

1.1.1. Psychological Assessment of the Patient in Palliative Care
1.1.2. Adaptation Process of the Patient at the End of Life
1.1.3. Support for the Terminally Ill Patient

1.2. The Family of the Palliative and Terminally Ill Patient

1.2.1. Family Assessment and Functioning
1.2.2. The Process of Adaptation of the Family to the End-of-Life Situation
1.2.3. Support for the Family in the Terminal Phase
1.2.4. Caregiver Burden in Palliative Care

1.3. Bereavement in Palliative Care

1.3.1. Assessment
1.3.2. Symptoms of Bereavement
1.3.3. Complicated or Pathological Grief
1.3.4. Psychological Assessment and Counseling in Bereavement

1.4. Spirituality and Palliative Care

1.4.1. Approach to Spirituality in the Consultation Room
1.4.2. Facilitating Spiritual Services
1.4.3. Empathy

1.5. Anticipated Wishes

1.5.1. What Is It?
1.5.2. Current Legality
1.5.3. Process
1.5.4. Benefits of Having an Advance Directive

1.6. Last Days of Life (LDS) Situation

1.6.1. Characteristics and Diagnosis of LDS
1.6.2. General Care in LDS
1.6.3. Symptomatic Control in LDS

1.7. Non-pharmacological Measures in the Last Days of Life

1.7.1. Psychological Support
1.7.2. Hydration
1.7.3. Advice to Family Members
1.7.4. Instrumental Support at Home

1.8. Refractory Symptoms

1.8.1. What do They Consist of?
1.8.2. Most Common Symptoms at the End of Life
1.8.3. Management of Refractory Symptoms

1.9. Palliative Sedation

1.9.1. Type I:
1.9.2. Indications for Palliative Sedation
1.9.3. Pharmacology of Sedation
1.9.4. Differences Between Sedation and Euthanasia

1.10. Euthanasia in Palliative Care

1.10.1. Differences Between Palliative Sedation and Euthanasia
1.10.2. Current Legality
1.10.3. Process
1.10.4. Euthanasia Process

This university program gives you the opportunity to update your knowledge in a real scenario, with the maximum scientific rigor of an institution at the forefront of technology. Enroll now!”