Sample Plans of Study

Year	Semester	Course No.	Course Name
1	Fall A	PALC 601	Principles and Practice of Hospice and Palliative Care
1	Fall B	PALC 603	Communication and Health Care Decision Making
1	Spring A	PALC 604	Psychosocial, Cultural, and Spiritual Care
1	Spring B	PALC 605	Symptom Management in Advanced Illness
1	Summer	PALC 618	Critical Appraisal of Evidence
2	Fall A	PALC 615	Advanced Pain Management and Opioid Dosing*
2	Fall B	PALC 612	Advanced Disease State Management*
2	Spring A	PALC 607	Clinical Management of Special Patient Populations*
2	Spring B	PALC 611	Advanced Non-Pain Symptom Management*
2	Summer	PALC 617	Advanced Team-Based Palliative Care

* Enrollment limited to physicians, advanced practice nurses, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants or permission of Program Director

Year	Semester	Course No.	Course Name
1	Fall A	PALC 601	Principles and Practice of Hospice and Palliative Care
1	Fall B	PALC 603	Communication and Health Care Decision Making
1	Spring A	PALC 604	Psychosocial, Cultural, and Spiritual Care
1	Spring B	PALC 605	Symptom Management in Advanced Illness
1	Summer	PALC 618	Critical Appraisal of Evidence
2	Fall A	PALC TBD	Disease State Evaluation and Management in Pediatric Palliative Care*
2	Fall B	PALC TBD	Pain and Symptom Management in Pediatric Palliative Care*
2	Spring A	PALC TBD	Communication, Grief and Bereavement in Pediatric Palliative Care*
2	Spring B	PALC TBD	The Practice of Pediatric Palliative Care*
2	Summer	PALC 617	Advanced Team-Based Palliative Care

* Enrollment not available until Fall 2024

Year	Semester	Course No.	Course Name
1	Fall A	PALC 601	Principles and Practice of Hospice and Palliative Care
1	Fall B	PALC 603	Communication and Health Care Decision Making
1	Spring A	PALC 604	Psychosocial, Cultural, and Spiritual Care
1	Spring B	PALC 605	Symptom Management in Advanced Illness
1	Summer	PALC 618	Critical Appraisal of Evidence
2	Fall A	PALC 608	Hospice Leadership and Administration
2	Fall B	PALC 609	Palliative Care Leadership and Administration
2	Spring A	PALC 610	Practice Development and Strategic Planning
2	Spring B	PALC 602	Principles and Practice of Palliative Care Education
2	Summer	PALC 617	Advanced Team-Based Palliative Care

Year	Semester	Course No.	Course Name
1	Fall A	PALC 601	Principles and Practice of Hospice and Palliative Care
1	Fall B	PALC 603	Communication and Health Care Decision Making
1	Spring A	PALC 604	Psychosocial, Cultural, and Spiritual Care
1	Spring B	PALC 605	Symptom Management in Advanced Illness
1	Summer	PALC 618	Critical Appraisal of Evidence
2	Fall A	PALC 613	Advanced Decision Making and Communication Skills
2	Fall B	PALC 614	Advanced Spiritual and Psychosocial Skills
2	Spring A	PALC 606	Self-Care
2	Spring B	PALC 602	Principles and Practice of Palliative Care Education
2	Summer	PALC 617	Advanced Team-Based Palliative Care

Year	Semester	Course No.	Course Name
1	Fall A	PALC 601	Principles and Practice of Hospice and Palliative Care
1	Fall B	PALC 603	Communication and Health Care Decision Making
1	Spring A	PALC 604	Psychosocial, Cultural, and Spiritual Care
1	Spring B	PALC 605	Symptom Management in Advanced Illness
1	Summer	PALC 618	Critical Appraisal of Evidence
2	Fall A - choose one	PALC 615	Advanced Pain Management and Opioid Dosing*
		PALC 608	Hospice Leadership and Administration
		PALC 613	Advanced Decision Making and Communication Skills
2	Fall B - choose one	PALC 612	Advanced Disease State Management*
		PALC 609	Palliative Care Leadership and Administration
		PALC 614	Advanced Spiritual and Psychosocial Skills
2	Spring A - choose one	PALC 607	Clinical Management of Special Patient Populations*
		PALC 610	Practice Development and Strategic Planning
		PALC 606	Self-Care
2	Spring B - choose one	PALC 611	Advanced Non-Pain Symptom Management*
		PALC 602	Principles and Practice of Palliative Care Education
2	Summer	PALC 617	Advanced Team-Based Palliative Care

* Enrollment limited to physicians, advanced practice nurses, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants or permission of Program Director

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