This blended teaching and learning module is aimed at Health Care professionals who provide care for people with a cancer diagnosis within their care setting; who wish to develop their critical understanding of palliative and end of life care of the person with cancer. Learners will have the opportunity to critically align knowledge, skills and attitudes to personal practice, in a way that supports personal development that can positively impact on practice and ultimately influence person-centred approaches in meeting the needs of those who are living with progressive life-limiting illness.
In order to inform the learners clinical practice approaches to care, learners will have the opportunity to develop critical knowledge and understanding of: approaches to palliative and end of life care, local, national and international drivers, ethics and legalities, holistic care and the impact of team working.
Assessment will encompass two elements: a written critical review exploring theory versus practice, where learners identify a practice issue/gap and devise a proposal for development and use of a practice- based resource that aims to address the gap/need.
The second element of assessment encompasses a critical reflection of their own knowledge, skills and attitudinal approaches acquired and applied in practice.