Serious Illness Management - Part of Post Diploma Certificate in Advanced Palliative Care Nursing (ADPCN)
About This Course
This module covers the current understanding of palliative care in common cancers and end stage organ diseases. It includes cancer biology, the diagnosis of common cancers, cancer screening, pathophysiology of non-cancer progressive diseases, general principles, and modalities of treatment for both cancers and non-cancer advanced diseases; focusing on nursing management of patients' unique response and needs.
What You'll Learn
1. Cancers – breast, gynaecological, lungs, nasopharyngeal, and head and neck, oesophagogastric, colorectal, liver, biliary tract and pancreatic, lymphoma & common haematological, melanomas and sarcomas
2. Oncological care for the special populations
3. Advanced dementia and Parkinson’s disease
4. End stage renal failure
5. End stage heart failure
6. End stage liver failure
7. Motor neuron disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
8. End stage respiratory failure
9. Care of the patients with frailty
10. Care of palliative care patients in ICU setting
Entry Requirements
All applicants should possess the following requirements at the point of application:
-A local Polytechnic Diploma (Nursing), Degree in Health Sciences (Nursing), or nursing qualification equivalent;
-A valid practising certificate from the Singapore Nursing Board; and
-At least 2 years of clinical practice and with a minimum of 1 year in the discipline of study.