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Palliative Care: An Essential Function of Primary Health Care

Palliative Care: An Essential Function of Primary Health Care

Family MedicineGeneral PracticeInternal MedicineGeriatric MedicinePalliative Care
A badge with ribbon in color black No CME/CPD credits | An analog clock in color black 30 Minutes | A black calendar with white triangle in center that has a black exclamation point in the middle 28 Dec 2024 
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Overview

About this course

Palliative care is one of the health spectrum components essential in ensuring the quality of life of patients and families facing life-threatening illnesses. This involves identifying and managing the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual challenges in the process. To achieve this, it is essential to integrate palliative care and hospice care into the practice of primary care providers and should be aligned with the provisions and implementation of Universal Health Care (UHC).

This e-learning module aims to discuss palliative care, the gaps and barriers in the practice of palliative care, and what does Universal Health Care mean, and how palliative care can be integrated into it.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Understand palliative care, including its principles, and role in UHC
  • Have insight into the integration of Palliative Care and Primary Care
  • Understand the recent initiatives in Primary Palliative Care across the region (Asia Pacific)

Topics covered

  • Introduction: What is Palliative Care
  • UHC Timeline and Milestones
  • Gaps and Barriers to Palliative Care
  • Integration of Palliative Care to UHC

Keywords: palliative care, hospice care, public health, end of life, what does Universal Health Care mean