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This module aims to provide the student with a comprehensive theoretical background to facilitate understanding of distress in people with chronic illness including cancer and their families. A core focus of this module will be on the application of theory into practice. Using a framework that includes assessment and management, students will explore the challenge of chronic illness including the stress of diagnosis, the consequences of treatment, existential issues, difficulties with sexuality and communication and serious enduring mental illness. The importance and challenge of survivorship and palliative care as they relate to or impact on the individual with chronic illness will be addressed. A focus on compassion, empathy resilience and reflection to support professional self-care will be threaded throughout the module.
About this Module
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| Dr Michael Connolly | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Barbara Coughlan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Patricia Fox | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr John Gilmore | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Sarah Sinnamon | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |