Perceptions of pain, management of pain, psychosocial impact of terminal illness, coping, personal management strategies.
| Paper title | Advanced Healthcare Communication |
|---|---|
| Paper code | RADT213 |
| Subject | Radiation Therapy |
| EFTS | 0.0833 |
| Points | 10 points |
| Teaching period | Second Semester (6 July 2020 - 6 November 2020) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $693.56 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $3,486.19 |
- Prerequisite
- RADT 125 and RADT 126
- Limited to
- BRT
- Contact
- rtenquiries.uow@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Department of Radiation Therapy's website
- Teaching staff
Jane Brook
- Textbooks
Principles and practice of palliative care and supportive oncology. Ann Berger (Ann M.); John L. Shuster; Jamie H. Von Roenn; Ovid Technologies, Inc. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2013
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship,
Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy,
Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to
- Describe factors that may influence an individual's perception of pain, including cancer-related pain (curative and palliative), and relate these to the role of the radiation therapist
- Identify non-pharmacological methods of pain management and relate these to the role of the radiation therapist
- Discuss the psychosocial impact of terminal illness on an individual and their family
- Identify appropriate responses to individuals and their family who are coping with terminal illness
- Discuss appropriate personal management strategies to lessen the impact on self of working with patients who are in pain and/or terminally ill
- Discuss the impact of delivering palliative treatment on teams
