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Palliative Medicine for Health Care Professionals MSc

Cardiff University

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Main Site - Cardiff

  • Study mode

    Part time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

This multidisciplinary programme is designed for healthcare professionals wishing to advance their knowledge of the management of patients with non-curable and terminal illness. The MSc in Palliative Medicine for Health Care Professionals provides high quality distance education for clinicians working with neonates, children and adults in many different settings in all parts of the world. At the core of its design and delivery is the desire to improve patient outcomes wherever palliative care is practiced by its students and to enhance the quality of palliative care through research and quality improvement. Using the palliative care approach as defined by the World Health Assembly in 2014 (WHO 2014) is an increasingly important imperative for health care professionals throughout the world in order to meet the palliative care needs of their populations. Although cancer as a burden of disease remains an issue globally, there are rising numbers of patients, including neonates and children, with palliative care needs from other conditions. These include learning disability, dementia, frailty and elderly people with multiple co-morbidities. The vision of the course is to improve patient care by delivering accessible, effective education through which we aim to support health-care professionals to develop, share and extend their knowledge, understanding and application of evidence based medicine, best practice and governance frameworks in palliative care appropriate to their own professional settings. The taught stages (years 1 and 2) cover the core understanding, frameworks, challenges and research evidence relevant to optimising and developing the practice of palliative medicine and palliative care. The MSc (year 3) provides the opportunity for students to identify an issue of importance in their own practice and carry out an evidence based project intended to contribute to knowledge and practice in palliative medicine and palliative care.

Tuition fees

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£ 7,350per year

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University information

Cardiff University

Cardiff University

Cardiff University

  • University League Table

    27th

  • Campus address

    Cardiff University - Cathays Park Campus, Park Place, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom

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Cardiff University has a welcoming and vibrant international community, with over 7,500 students coming from more than 130 countries.
Cardiff is a truly global institution with more than 200 partnerships and formal research links worldwide, giving students access to unique opportunities.
A wide range of dedicated support services for international students, including pre-departure advice, airport pickups, personal tutor guidance and more.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Medicine

    9th out of 40 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 241
    190 79%

    9th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    99.0 99%

    14th

    13

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.12 78%

    13th

    3

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