Overview
What you will learn
In the Problem Solving in Paediatric Palliative Care course offered by Cardiff University , our vision is to improve patient care by delivering accessible education, through which we aim to support health-care professionals to problem solve in paediatric palliative care, whatever your setting or area of interest.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Early days: principals and philosophy of paediatric palliative care, identification of need, referral to services, assessment
- Period of stability/need for parallel planning (includes symptom control)
- End-of-life phase including Paediatric Advance Care plan (PAC-Plan)
- Bereavement and staff support
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 4 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Public Health View 237 other Short Courses in Public Health in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is open to physicians, nurses, psychologists, therapists and other professionals working with children.
- It is also suitable if you are interested in end-of-life/palliative care or have a commitment to implementation and dissemination of paediatric end-of-life/palliative care education within your institution or organisation.
- The university minimum requirement for English language is a grade C/4 at GCSE or IELTS (Academic) with 6.5 overall and a minimum of 5.5 in each of the subskills.
- In addition to meeting the academic language standard, applicants who require a Student Route visa to study in the UK must present an acceptable English language qualification to meet UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration) requirements - in most cases, this will be the same language evidence.
Tuition Fee
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International
560 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 560 GBP for the full programme during 4 months. -
National
560 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 560 GBP for the full programme during 4 months.
Living costs for Cardiff
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.