VLPM081 Palliative Medicine

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Ondřej Sláma, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Ladislav Kabelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Maláska, Ph.D., EDIC (lecturer)
MUDr. Lucie Světláková (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Josef Kuře, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Ondřej Sláma, Ph.D.
Comprehensive Cancer Care Department – Institutions shared with the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Comprehensive Cancer Care Department – Institutions shared with the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Thu 14. 3. 14:30–16:10 B11/334, Thu 21. 3. 14:30–16:10 B11/334, Thu 28. 3. 14:30–16:10 B11/334, Thu 4. 4. 14:30–16:10 B11/334, Thu 11. 4. 14:30–16:10 B11/334, Thu 18. 4. 14:30–16:10 B11/334, Thu 25. 4. 14:30–16:10 B11/334, Thu 2. 5. 14:30–16:10 B11/334, Thu 9. 5. 14:30–16:10 B11/334
Prerequisites (in Czech)
VLFA07212c Pharmacology I && VLPF0622p Pathophysiology II - lecture && (ROCNIK(5) || ROCNIK(4))
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 91/120, only registered: 0/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course Palliative Medicine offers the opportunity to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the care of advanced seriously ill patients (oncological and nononcological). Lectures and seminars will cover the treatment of the most common symptoms, communication rules and psychosocial aspects of care. Participants will learn about the ethical and legal framework for the provision of palliative care in the Czech Republic. The course is concluded with a colloquium.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: - appropriately assess and treat the most common physical and psychological symptoms associated with serious life-threatening illnesses; - Communicate with patients and their families about serious diagnosis, prognosis, goals of care, and plan of care; - Know the ethical and legal framework for medical decision-making and the provision of end-of-life care; -know the organisation of palliative care in the Czech Republic;
Syllabus
  • Basic concepts: palliative care, advanced serious illness, end of life, quality of life, goals of care, care plan, concept of appropriate care, euthanasia
  • Palliative management of the most common symptoms of advanced illness: pain, dyspnoea, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, fatigue
  • Palliative management of advanced stages of non-cancer diseases: COPD, CHSS, chronic renal failure, neurodegenerative diseases, geriatric frailty syndrome
  • Psychiatric syndromes in the life span: anxiety, depression, delirium, sleep disorders
  • Psychological and social aspects of palliative care
  • Ethical and legal aspects of palliative care
  • Communication and the patient with a serious illness
  • Palliative care in different settings: hospice, hospital, ARO/ICU, home environment, palliative care organisations in the Czech Republic
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SLÁMA, Ondřej and Ladislav KABELKA. Paliativní medicína pro praxi. Třetí, přepracované a ro. Praha: Galén, 2022, 352 stran. ISBN 9788074926273. info
  • SLÁMA, Ondřej and Tereza VAFKOVÁ. Paliativní péče. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2020. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-9628-8. html url PURL info
Teaching methods
Lecture; workshop;
Assessment methods
Conditions for granting credit for the course Palliative Medicine Attendance at lectures 80% Written: A case report of a seriously ill patient and a reflection on palliative care options (based on personal or clinical experience from internships) OR An essay on one of the following topics 1. what does "quality of life" mean in the situation of advanced terminal illness 2. Can patients be informed openly and truthfully about the adverse prognosis without "taking away hope"? 3. Are palliative care issues given sufficient attention during undergraduate studies at medical school? Length of essay: 1-2 A4 pages
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen studentům 4. a 5. ročníku. V případě naplněné kapacity si student podá žádost o výjimku - přednost dostanou studenti 5. ročníku. Konečný limit 120 studentů.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2025.
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