Principles of effective long-term condition management, including models of care, practice-based resources, cultural competence, patient self-management, early detection, impact of chronic conditions, and end-of-life care.
This paper is designed for health and social care professionals working in community-based, hospital or integrated care roles in relation to long-term conditions and multimorbidity. It supports individuals to lead workplaces in the development/improvement of systems and processes to deliver interdisciplinary long-term condition and multimorbidity care.
| Paper title | Long-term Condition Management |
|---|---|
| Paper code | GENA709 |
| Subject | General Practice |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2022 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $2,938.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- NURS 427, GENX7, NURX 427
- Limited to
- PGCertGP, PGCertHealSc, PGCertPHC, PGDipGP, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC, MHealSc
- Notes
- Includes residential period/s.
- Eligibility
- Suitable for health, social and other professionals from a range of disciplines.
- Contact
- primarycare.distance@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View further information on Postgraduate Study in Primary Health Care
- Teaching staff
- Convenor: Eileen McKinlay
- Paper Structure
Elective paper for the Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Health Care (PGDipPHC) (unendorsed and endorsed in Long-term Condtions Management)
The paper has four modules covering:- Long-term conditions
- Models of long-term condition management
- Patients perspectives
- Teamwork and delivery system design
- Teaching Arrangements
One compulsory residential conference, dates TBC. Other teaching via Blackboard and Zoom videoconferencing.
Study Skills resources and technology support is provided to students, at no-charge, through an online site that is accessed through Blackboard.- Textbooks
- All resources available either via Blackboard or other online resources.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy,
Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Please also refer to the Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice Graduate Profile. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to
- Define, describe and discuss the burden of long-term conditions and mulitmorbidity in New Zealand
- Compare and evaluate effective management models for long-term conditions or multimorbidity and formulate focused approaches on how and when to use these
- Identify and analyse the impact of having a long-term condition or multimorbidity
- Describe, evaluate and apply delivery system redesign and effectively utilise the principles of interdisciplinary teamwork to support long-term condition and multimorbidity care
