Palliative Care

Designed for caregivers looking to extend their palliative care capabilities to work at an higher stage, this interdisciplinary course equips students with the clinical performance capacities and critical decision-making and leadership skills needed to become a palliative care expert. Manufactured and delivered in cooperation with leading contemporary experts in palliative care, each of the 12 themes comprises a mixture of theory, clinical and behavioral practice. Subjects involve a range of current healthcare contexts (including advanced communicating, social justice, law and ethics, public health, advanced pharmacology and physical examination ) so students may practise safely and efficiently to present person-centred health maintenance and also contribute to quality outcomes to individuals within their own attention. The course ensures graduates are practice-ready, able to work in dynamic and changeable health environments, and willing to create significant gifts to improve patient outcomes. With a program heavily determined by industry partners, the course is grounded in evidence-based, person-centred healthcare practice. It incorporates theory and practice-based learning and assessment in a mixture of online learning, classroom, innovative simulation labs and authentic clinical settings. Pupils study from professional professors in addition to guest lecturers from industry in a range of teaching procedures, including jelqing online and real-time learning activities, communities of training, media tools, podcasts and case-based scenarios.

• Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or filed additional evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies. Additionally, applicants will need to fulfill the following: concurrent employment or access to the clinical area of study, and 12 months post registration clinical experience.Registered caregivers who don't meet the entrance criteria for a brink offer - such as applicants who don't need an undergraduate degree but have relevant work experience - can be considered eligible. Applicants must present evidence of a capacity to undertake tertiary study via entry of a CV which should include details of conclusion of hospital or college certificates and staff or professional development. The Faculty inspections and determines if the applicant is eligible based on evidence of prior learning and demonstrated capability. The English proficiency requirement of local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0
• Or TOEFL: paper established: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet established: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 2-1
• Or AE5: Pass
• Or PTE: 58-64
• Or CAE: 176-184. Eligibility for admission doesn't guarantee offer of a location.