This course is part of the Palliative Care Always Specialization

Kavitha Ramchandran +1 more instructor

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Palliative Care Always SpecializationStanford University

About this Course

The Palliative Care Always Capstone course is designed to let you test your knowledge about palliative and help others understand the value of palliative care, while showing your creative side. In this course, you will impact community awareness about palliative care, promote self-care and wellness, show-off your communication skills in a virtual environment, and finish the course off by proving your thoughts on ways to offer psychosocial support to a patient and family.

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Course 5 of 5 in the

Palliative Care Always Specialization

Intermediate Level

We recommend that you take the other courses in the Palliative Care Always specialization before taking this course.

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

What you will learn

Explain the scope of palliative care in comprehensive care for patients and families to a variety of audiences.

Outline ways to manage stress and nurture one's physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing in a care plan.

Provide coping mechanisms or other methods to support patients and families.

Practice demonstrating empathy and compassion via a virtual or remote communication.

Skills you will gain

Advance Care Planning
patient-centered care
Palliative Care
Psychosocial Support

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Course 5 of 5 in the

Palliative Care Always Specialization

Intermediate Level

We recommend that you take the other courses in the Palliative Care Always specialization before taking this course.

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

Instructors

Kavitha Ramchandran

Clinical Associate Professor

Oncology & Palliative Care

2,412 Learners

5 Courses

Jan DeNofrio

Program Manager

Department of Medicine

2,412 Learners

5 Courses

Offered by

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is an American private research university located in Stanford, California on an 8,180-acre (3,310 ha) campus near Palo Alto, California, United States.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

17 minutes to complete

Course Introduction and Overview

This module will introduce you to the exercises and projects you will be creating over the next four weeks. You will also explore how your opinion of palliative care has changed over the course of this specialization.

17 minutes to complete

1 reading

Week

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Advocating for Palliative Care

This module focuses on creative ways to help your community, workplace, or family and friends learn what palliative care is, who can benefit, and how.

5 hours to complete

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Promoting Self-Care and Wellness

In this module, we explore self-care and wellness. You’ve learned about compassion fatigue, burnout and caregiver burden in the previous courses, now it is time to create an action plan.

2 hours to complete

Week

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Communication Skills

Now we want to get back to basics with communication skills. Covid-19 has dramatically changed the way we interact with patients, family and friends. Many people have appointments now by phone or online. Families and friend often have to support each other remotely. This new way of interacting can make non-verbal communication and demonstrating empathy more difficult. In this module, you will explore virtual ways to “put a hand on another's shoulder to show support”.

4 hours to complete

1 reading

About the Palliative Care Always Specialization

Palliative Care Always is a specialization for health care practitioners, patients and caregivers. We’ve designed this specialization to demonstrate how palliative medicine integrates with patient care, and to help you develop primary palliative care skills. Over the next five courses, you will develop skills in symptom management, goals of care and effective communication to improve the quality of life for patients and families suffering with serious illness. Our hope is that you feel increasingly equipped to support the diverse needs of your patients and your own needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
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The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Is financial aid available?
Yes, Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project. Learn more.

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Palliative Care Always Capstone Course