Academic Calendar - 2025

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025
Western Main Campus

Health Sciences 4710A/B

PALLIATIVE & END OF LIFE CARE: CRITICAL ISSUES


Explores, from an inter-disciplinary perspective, critical issues related to death, dying, and palliative care. Topics include socio-cultural influences on our understanding of death, theories used to guide practice, an understanding of the dying person's experience, principles of palliative care, ethical and legal issues, and health system initiatives and challenges.

Prerequisite(s): Health Sciences 2711A/B.

Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY A i  
Subject Code: HEALTSCI

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