Ethics in Palliative Care - Text version

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Ethics in Palliative Care - Text version

This text version of the Ethics in Palliative Care module is part of the VUCCnet elearning course in palliative care which has been developed in partnership with the African Palliative Care Association and Cardiff University. Experts in palliative care from across Africa and the UK have contributed to ensure this module is contextualised to the sub-Saharan cancer profile and resource setting.

Please click here for ecancer's special issue focusing on palliative care in Africa, featuring five original articles from on-the-ground experts, and an editorial by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Professor Anne Merriman.

This module was published in January 2014.

THIS E-LEARNING MODULE RUNS BEST ON MOZILLA FIREFOX AND INTERNET EXPLORER 7 AND ABOVE WITH FLASH ENABLED.

Ethics in Palliative Care - Text version

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Target audience

Multi-disciplinary African healthcare professionals.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module, you should be able to:

List and explain the 5 key elements of a sound ethical framework.
Discuss with an overseas visiting colleague the practical difference between personal and communal autonomy.
Outline to a new colleague how an ethical framework helps in a difficult collusion or confidentiality situation.
Outline to a new colleague how an ethical framework helps in managing changing symptoms in a patient with advancing cancer.

IT Requirements

This module requires the learner to have a good, stable internet connection and runs best on INTERNET EXPLORER 7 AND ABOVE, and MOZILLA FIREFOX on either Windows or MacOS. FLASH ADD ON is also required to run this module.

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This module was funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency - Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy.

Ethics in Palliative Care - Text version

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