39193 - Seminar 3 (RN)

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Physiotherapy (cod. 8476)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module the student has the knowledge and ability to understand the operational tools suitable for providing specialist assistance in palliative and end-of-life care in all age groups.

Course contents

Lesson Program:

- Oncology patient, pathology and therapies

- Effects of oncology therapies

- History of pain

- Origin and development of palliative care

- The Physiotherapist in palliative care

Readings/Bibliography

- Ministerial guidelines on the cancer patient.

- Ministerial and regional guidelines on palliative care and pain treatment.

Teaching methods

- Traditional teaching

- Working groups

- Presentation of clinical cases

- Clinical Reasoning

Assessment methods

Written test.

Office hours

See the website of Chiara Ricciotti