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 | 0.2500 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2019 |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $2,801.50 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $9,869.50 |
- 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 be able to
- Explain the value of assessing cancer patients' quality of life during treatment
- Discuss management of cancer patients' psychosocial needs as part of supportive care practice as per Ministry of Health (2011) Guidelines
- Discuss the application of cultural competence in own professional practice
- Discuss the relevance of clinical reasoning and the decision to treat
- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of current evidence-based treatments for head and neck, thorax and central nervous system cancers
- Evaluate the toxicities and symptom management that may occur with treatments to head and neck, thorax and central nervous system cancers
- Evaluate a range of case studies of patients with head and neck, thorax and central nervous system cancers and discuss the choice of treatment
- Demonstrate the importance of reflective practice in the clinical setting
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.
| Paper title | Patient Centred Radiation Therapy Advanced Practice |
|---|---|
| Paper code | RADT402 |
| Subject | Radiation Therapy |
| EFTS | 0.2500 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2020 |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $2,857.50 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $10,363.00 |
- 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 be able to
- Explain the value of assessing cancer patients' quality of life during treatment
- Discuss management of cancer patients' psychosocial needs as part of supportive care practice as per Ministry of Health (2011) Guidelines
- Discuss the application of cultural competence in own professional practice
- Discuss the relevance of clinical reasoning and the decision to treat
- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of current evidence-based treatments for head and neck, thorax and central nervous system cancers
- Evaluate the toxicities and symptom management that may occur with treatments to head and neck, thorax and central nervous system cancers
- Evaluate a range of case studies of patients with head and neck, thorax and central nervous system cancers and discuss the choice of treatment
- Demonstrate the importance of reflective practice in the clinical setting
