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RADT402 Patient Centred Radiation Therapy Advanced Practice

Quality of life assessment, supportive cancer care, cultural safety. Clinical reasoning. Evidenced based treatment and toxicities of head and neck, thorax and central nervous system sites. Symptom management.

RADT402 is the second paper in this qualification, and introduces students to the wider literature on patient centered and whanau centered care. The paper discusses how these can be developed in a radiation therapy setting. 

Paper title Patient Centred Radiation Therapy Advanced Practice
Paper code RADT402
Subject Radiation Therapy
EFTS 0.25
Points 30 points
Teaching period Semester 2 (Distance learning)
Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) $3,018.75
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.

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Restriction
RADX 402
Limited to
PGCertHealSc
Eligibility

Suitable for Radiation Therapy graduates and health professional graduates with experience in the relevant field of healthcare.

Contact
rtenquiries.uow@otago.ac.nz
Teaching staff

Associate Professor Peter Larsen

Aidan Leong

Paper Structure

This paper is structured around a series lectures, tutorials and student led presentations. 

Teaching Arrangements

This Distance Learning paper is taught remotely. 

Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, interdisciplinary perspective, lifelong learning, scholarship, communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding, ethics, environmental literacy, information literacy, research, self-motivation, teamwork.
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Learning Outcomes

On the completion of this paper the successful student will understand:

  • Approaches to improving patient-centred care during radiation therapy
  • How to develop, implement and evauate patient-centred and whānau-centred care models
  • Use of patient-reported outcome measures to assess patient-centred care in radiation therapy
  • How to implement, evaluate and respond to patient-reported outcome measures

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Timetable

Semester 2

Location
Wellington
Teaching method
This paper is taught through Distance Learning
Learning management system
Moodle