Integrated Care for Special Population
About This Course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of integrated care for special populations to manage transitions from hospital to home and between various healthcare settings, focusing on the unique needs of geriatric patients through person-centred comprehensive assessments. It emphasizes the management of common geriatric syndromes, palliative care, and mental health, highlighting the importance of communication skills at the end of life, including grief and bereavement support. Integrated mental health care focuses on managing aggressive and suicidal residents while collaborating with community resources and services to prevent readmissions and ensure continuity of care. The goal is to provide holistic and seamless care tailored to individual needs, facilitating better health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
What You'll Learn
1. Apply core concepts of healthy ageing and geriatric care using a person-centred, multidisciplinary in the treatment of elderly patients.
2. Apply knowledge of palliative care in an integrated setting to support both patient and their families.
3. Demonstrate knowledge in applying integrated, interdisciplinary approaches to deliver holistic mental health care.
4. Apply the principles and process of transitional care to ensure continuous patient care across different settings.
Entry Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in a related discipline. (Applicants without a Bachelors’ degree but with relevant work experience are also eligible.)
Minimum of one-year post-registration working experience from healthcare institutions.