Exploration of Concepts, Populations and Challenges in Palliative Care

3 credits · Graduate Programs

Exploration of special populations and complex challenges in palliative care that are significant to the practice and delivery of palliative care. Topics will include: Complex Practice/Ethical Issues at the end of life (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, suffering, withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments, palliative sedation, medical assistance in dying); and Challenges and Care for Special Populations in Palliative Care (the bereaved, pediatrics, older adults, poverty/homelessness, rural populations, indigenous populations). Prerequisite(s): Nursing 672 and admission to Palliative and End of Life Care Certificate.