VLPP11Xpp Paliative care

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2027
Extent and Intensity
0/1.2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Josef Drbal (lecturer)
MUDr. Markéta Hanušová (lecturer)
MUDr. Ladislav Kabelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Eva Létalová (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Maláska, Ph.D., EDIC (lecturer)
MUDr. Lukáš Pochop (lecturer)
MUDr. Ondřej Sláma, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Lucie Světláková (lecturer)
MUDr. Jiří Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Marcela Tomíšková (lecturer)
MUDr. Dobromila Vrabcová (lecturer)
Bc. Lenka Sobotková (assistant)
Mgr. Jana Šlancarová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Ondřej Sláma, Ph.D.
Department of Palliative and Supportive Care – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Ondřej Sláma, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Palliative and Supportive Care – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
VLSP03X Individual project && VLAJ0222 English Language 1 II - practice && (VLLT0222 Basic Medical Terminology II - practice || VLLT0222s Basic Medical Terminology II - seminar) && VYCET(1, VLADV071 Selected chapters of childhood anatomy, VLIA081 Clinical Imunology and Alergology, VLKB091 Clinical Biochemistry, VLNO071 News in ophthalmology, VLPM071 Legal Aspects in Medicine, VLPM081 Palliative Medicine, VLRL081 Medicinal plants, VLTL081 Sports Medicine, VLAT081 Fundamentals of Antimicrobial Therapy, VLAF091 Applied and clinical pharmacology, VLAL081 Anaesthesiology and Treatment of Pain I, VLKF091 Clinical Pharmacology) && VLPD1033c Pediatrics III - practice && VLVL101 Internal medicine - lecture && VLOZ1044 Public health IV && VLPX102t Vacational training Gynecology and Obstetrics && VLDD101I Differencial diagnostics && VLCH091 Surgery && VLDD91CH Differential diagnostics - Surgery && VLOZ0943p Public Health III - lecture && VLPD0932p Pediatrics II - lectures && VLNE9X1p Neurology - lecture && VLPY9X1p Psychiatry -lecture && VLAM9X1p Intensive care medicine - lectures && VLCH9X33c Surgery III - practicals && VLKF091p Applied Clinical Pharmacology && VLPM9X1c Palliative Medicine && (VLIN9X22p Infectious diseases II || VLIN9X22 Infectious Diseases II - lecture) && (VLON9X1p Clinical oncology || VLON091 Clinical oncology) && VLET9X2s Medical Ethics 2 - Seminar && (VLPG9X1 Gynecology and Obstetrics || VLPG1022p Gynecology and Obstetrics II - lecture) && VLVL7X61 Internal medicine part 1 - functional diagnostics, occupational medicine && VLVL9X62 Internal medicine part 2 - Pneumology && VLVL9X63c Internal Medicine part 3 - Nephrology, Diabetology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology && VLVL9X64c Internal medicine part 4 - Gastroenterology and Haematology && VLVL9X65c Internal medicine part 5 - Cardiology and Angiology && (VLTZ0754 Theoretical Bases of Clinical Medicine IV || VLTZ0833 Theoretical Bases of Clinical Medicine III) && VLDI7X1p Diagnostic Imaging - lecture && VLDV7X1p Dermatovenerology - lecture && VLKG7X1p Clinical Genetics - lecture && VLOR7X1c Orthopaedics - practice && VLSD7X1p Forensic medicine - lectures && VLCH0832p Surgery II - lectures && VLFA08222p Pharmacology II - lecture && VLOL7X1 Ophthalmology - lecture && VLOT7X1p Otorhinolaryngology - lecture && VLST7X1p Stomatology - lecture && VLPX084t Vacational Training in Surgery and Internal Medicine
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The subject Palliative care will provide in the form of pre-graduate practice a clinical experience of complex palliative care for a patient with advanced life-threatening illness (e.g. cancer, end-stage chronic renal failure, neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, multiple sclerosis and dementia syndrome). The practice will be implemented in specialized palliative care facilities: inpatient hospice, mobile / home hospice and ambulance of palliative medicine.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
• communicate effectively about the needs and goals of care at the end of life, with the patient and his family
• mitigate the physical and psychological symptoms of advanced disease: e.g. pain, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, depression, delirium
• schedule organizational providing of palliative care using other services (cooperation with a social worker, psychologist, clergyman, bed and home hospice)
Key topics
  • • Basic principles of palliative care in clinical practice
  • • Clinical and ethical dilemmas in the care of end-of-life patients and their solutions
  • • Legal aspects of patient care at the end of life
  • • End-of-life communication with the patient (principles of supportive communication, reporting of adverse messages, serious diagnosis and prognosis discussions, planning of care)
  • • Palliative management of the most common symptoms of advanced disease: pain, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, depression, delirium
  • • Principles of multidisciplinary teamwork in palliative care
  • • Organization of palliative care in the Czech Republic
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • SLÁMA, Ondřej and Ladislav KABELKA. Paliativní medicína pro praxi. Třetí, přepracované a ro. Praha: Galén, 2022, 352 stran. ISBN 9788074926273. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
• Interactive seminar • Clinical internship • Attending a meeting of the Musetidisciplinary Hospice Team
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
• Credit (credit terms: 100% participation in practice)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught in blocks.
General note: Interaktivní seminář má v IS MU rozvrhovou informaci, student absolvuje 2 semináře dle barevného SRZ rozpisu. Praxi z paliativní péče (VLPP11Xpp) student vykoná v jednom z 4 týdnů barevného SRZ rozpisu (přihlašování do seminární skupiny přes MUDr. Slámu).
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, autumn 2020, spring 2021, autumn 2021, spring 2022, autumn 2022, spring 2023, autumn 2023, spring 2024, autumn 2024, spring 2025, autumn 2025, spring 2026, autumn 2026.
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