Master in cure palliative - i livello

The overarching objective of this Master?s degree programme is to allow students to gain knowledge in both theory and practice, as well as the tools to deliver competent care in the field of palliative care and end-of-life care, for patients of any age, whether as independent professionals or on a multi-disciplinary team, providing students the acumen needed for employment in hospitals, in-home care, and skilled nursing and other facilities.

The specific objectives the Master?s intends to develop include:

- an understanding of which illnesses might require, at their advanced stage, the use of palliative care;
- the knowledge and capacity to apply the principles of palliative care within a community, hospital, or hospice setting;
- analysis of patient, clinical, and research studies through the lens of professional ethics and responsibility;
- patient assessment and assignment, caregiver support;
- the ability to work on an interdisciplinary and inter-professional team;
- the knowledge and skill-set needed to liaise with social services and area nonprofits;
- the ability to properly communicate and interact with a patient facing a terminal illness and their immediate family;
- familiarity with the psychological process of adapting to a serious and terminal illness;
- knowledge, capacity, and expertise in providing support at the time of death to the patient and to those grieving their loss;
- the knowledge and ability to apply clinical-research methods and the EBP specific to Palliative Medicine for terminal illnesses, especially at the end-of-life stage;
- developing the tools needed to reflect on one's experience as part of one's continuing education and self-care.