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.
| 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) | $2,938.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- RADX 402
- Limited to
- PGCertHealSc
- Contact
- rtenquiries.uow@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information about Radiation Therapy
- Teaching staff
- 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.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - 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
Timetable
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. |
- 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
- More information link
- Teaching staff
- 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.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - 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
