Course: Child and General Palliative Care in Midwifery

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Course title Child and General Palliative Care in Midwifery
Course code POA/IPC35
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hálek Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Dostalíková Věra, Mgr.
Course content
Introduction to paediatric palliative care - definition + inclusion of perinatal palliative care in the context of paediatric palliative care. Description of categories and groups. Ethical and legal issues. Parent care - stillbirth, early perinatal loss, diagnosis of life-limiting or life-threatening conditions in the foetus and newborn. Neonatal palliative care. Delivery of a baby at the border of viability. Communication, breaking bad news in the context of perinatal and paediatric palliative care. Limitations of care, modalities and options, DNR, DNI, legal framework of advanced directives. Department of chronic resuscitation. Children hospice care. Bereavement, care for a family after loss. Self-care.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Introduction to paediatric and perinatal palliative care in the context of midwifery practice.
After completiion, students will be familiar with the issues of pediatric and perinatal palliative care in connection with the midwifery profession.
Prerequisites


Assessment methods and criteria
Essay

Participation in seminars (80%) + Essay on a topic from perinatal or pediatric palliative care.
Recommended literature
  • Amery, J. Opravdu praktický průvodce dětskou paliativní péčí pro lékaře a zdravotní sestry.
  • Kuebelbeck, A., Davis, D.L. (2020). Darovaný čas: čekáme dítě, jehož život bude jen krátký. Praha: Cesta domů.
  • RATISLAVOVÁ, K. Perinatální paliativní péče. Praha: Grada. 2016.
  • Weberová et al. Etika v neonatologii a pediatrii.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Intensive Care in Midwifery (2020) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer