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DAG10: Palliative Care

Class times and venue

All classes will be on Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00 to 9:00 pm or Saturday morning at the Hong Kong Institute of Gerontology, 1/F, HKSR Lam Tin Complex, 7 Rehab Path, Lam Tin, Kowloon.

Aim of the module

This module aims to introduce the foundation principles of palliative care, symptom control and use of common drugs in end of life setting such as opioids. Students will explore important clinical and ethical aspects at end of life, such as futility & withholding/withdrawing treatment, advanced directive and approach to issues on suicide and euthanasia. Psychospiritual care and bereavement support for older people and families will be introduced. Opportunities and challenges on delivery of palliative care at old age homes will also be discussed.

Learning objectives

At the end of the module, the participants will be able to:

-understand the main principles in applying palliative care to older patients

-familiarise with the common clinical problems and ethical concerns in end of life setting

-acquire the basic knowledge in offering psychospiritual and bereavement support for older people

Course Content

This module consists of 9 sessions. Each session will last for 2 hours.

Session	Topic	Hours	Speaker
1 18/2 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Principles of palliative care as applied in geriatrics and gerontology	2	Dr Raymond Lo
2 25/2 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Principles of symptom control for older patients at the end of life	2	Dr Raymond Lo
3 3/3 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Pain management and use of opioids: application in older palliative care patients	2	Dr Michael Sham
4 10/3(Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Other symptoms control in older palliative care patients	2	Dr PT Lam
5 17/3 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Clinical decision-making at the end of life: futily, withholding/withdrawing treatment, and ethical considerations	2	Dr KS Chan
6 24/3 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Advanced directives and approach to issues on suicide and euthanasia	2	Dr CY Tse
7 31/3 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Delivery of end of life care at old age homes: opportunities and challenges	2	Dr Welgent Chu
8 7/4 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Caring for psychospiritual distress of old people at end of life	2	Ms Clare Lai
9 14/4 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Bereavement support to older patients, family and staff	2	Ms Catherine Tsang

Teaching and learning methods

Classroom teaching, case scenarios, video-shows and group discussion.

Teaching team

Module Leader: Dr Raymond Lo

Teaching staff: Dr. Raymond Lo, Dr. Michael Sham, Dr. PT Lam, Dr. KS Chan, Dr. CY Tse, Dr. Antony Leung,

Ms. Catherine Tsang, Ms. Clare Lai and colleagues

Medium of instruction

The classes will be taught in Cantonese and supplemented with English. All teaching notes will be in English.

Class size

Each class will comprise of 30 participants.

Assessment

The assessment date will be on ___________.

The assessment for this module comprises of ____ pieces:

20% is awarded for class attendance.

Participants must have 80% attendance to be eligible for the assessment.

Guidelines for assessment

Pending

Recommended reference

Pending

Application procedure

A completed application form must be accompanied with the following documents: photocopies of degree/diploma certificates and testimonials or other relevant evidence of the applicant’s working experience. Exemptions may be considered on an individual basis. Completed application form, copies of appropriate certificates and cheque should be sent to: 1/F, HKSR Lam Tin Complex, 7 Rehab Path, Lam Tin, Kowloon. Please make cheque payable to ‘Hong Kong Association of Gerontology’.

Award certificate

A certificate of attendance will be given to participants who have attended at least 80% of the total training hours. Additionally, CNE / CPD / CME points will be awarded by the professional associations accordingly.

Upon successful completion of three basic modules and seven advanced modules, the Diploma in Applied Gerontology will be awarded by the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology.