Marco CASCELLA | MEDICAL SCIENCES APPLIED TO PALLIATIVE CARE

cod. 1022100018

MEDICAL SCIENCES APPLIED TO PALLIATIVE CARE

	1022100018
	DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, SURGERY AND DENTISTRY "SALERNITANA MEDICAL SCHOOL"
	EQF7
	NURSING AND MIDWAYS SCIENCES
	2025/2026

PERCORSO COMUNE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
1	SCIENZE MEDICHE APPLICATE ALLE CURE PALLIATIVE MOD. MALLATTIE DELL'APPARATO CARDIOVASCOLARE
	MED/11	2	24	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
2	SCIENZE MEDICHE APPLICATE ALLE CURE PALLIATIVE MOD. REUMATOLOGIA
	MED/16	1	12	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
3	SCIENZE MEDICHE APPLICATE ALLE CURE PALLIATIVE MOD. ONCOLOGIA MEDICA
	MED/06	1	12	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
4	SCIENZE MEDICHE APPLICATE ALLE CURE PALLIATIVE MOD. ANESTESIOLOGIA
	MED/41	1	12	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
5	SCIENZE MEDICHE APPLICATE ALLE CURE PALLIATIVE MOD. SCIENZE INFERMIERISTICHE GENERALI, CLINICHE E PEDIATRICHE
	MED/45	2	24	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	CARMINE VECCHIONE1 T Curriculum
	CHIARA CARDAMONE2 Curriculum
	STEFANO PEPE3 Curriculum
	MARCO CASCELLA4 Curriculum
	-5

	Objectives
	THE STUDENT SHOULD ACQUIRE SATISFACTORY THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN NURSING, CLINICAL, AND INSTRUMENTAL MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO PALLIATIVE CARE, THE MOST COMMON CARDIOVASCULAR, INTERNIST, ONCOLOGIC, RHEUMATOLOGIC, AND RHEUMATOLOGIC DISEASES, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENTAL POLYMORBID CONDITIONS RELATED TO AGING AND POSSIBLE PALLIATIVE CARE RELATED TO IT. THE STUDENT WILL THEREFORE HAVE TO REFINE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN THE RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF ADVANCED STAGES OF DISEASE AND END OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY WITH REFERENCE TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE TIMELY AND PROGRESSIVE TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE TO PALLIATIVE CARE, WITH THE ABILITY TO INTERACT EFFECTIVELY WITH SPECIALISTS IN ALL STAGES OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PATHOLOGIES, INCLUDING CLINICAL CONDITIONS OF INCURABILITY HAVING GAINED PARTICULAR SKILLS IN THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ADVANCED STAGES OF disease and end-of-life. Ability to Apply Knowledge and Understanding The student will be able to: Identify the timely and progressive transition from active treatments to palliative care, with the ability to interact effectively with specialists throughout all stages of disease progression; Evaluate treatments and conditions, and recognize the characteristics of advanced disease stages and end-of-life care. Judgment Autonomy The student will be able to: Conduct independent analysis and evaluation, including in multidisciplinary contexts, of scientific, ethical, legal, and deontological aspects relevant to managing complex situations in care, organizational, educational, and research settings; Anticipate and assess the consequences of their decisions and actions, taking full social responsibility for them; Integrate high ethical standards and values into daily work activities and professional projects. Communication Skills The student will be able to: Communicate clearly, effectively, and professionally in various contexts, including multidisciplinary ones; Adapt language according to the audience (colleagues, patients, families, institutions); Engage in complex discussions on scientific, ethical, legal, and organizational topics related to care and management; Express and justify their decisions, assuming responsibility for them.

THE STUDENT SHOULD ACQUIRE SATISFACTORY THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN NURSING, CLINICAL, AND INSTRUMENTAL MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO PALLIATIVE CARE, THE MOST COMMON CARDIOVASCULAR, INTERNIST, ONCOLOGIC, RHEUMATOLOGIC, AND RHEUMATOLOGIC DISEASES, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENTAL POLYMORBID CONDITIONS RELATED TO AGING AND POSSIBLE PALLIATIVE CARE RELATED TO IT.
THE STUDENT WILL THEREFORE HAVE TO REFINE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN THE RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF ADVANCED STAGES OF DISEASE AND END OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY WITH REFERENCE TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE TIMELY AND PROGRESSIVE TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE TO PALLIATIVE CARE, WITH THE ABILITY TO INTERACT EFFECTIVELY WITH SPECIALISTS IN ALL STAGES OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PATHOLOGIES, INCLUDING CLINICAL CONDITIONS OF INCURABILITY HAVING GAINED PARTICULAR SKILLS IN THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ADVANCED STAGES OF disease and end-of-life. Ability to Apply Knowledge and Understanding
The student will be able to:

Identify the timely and progressive transition from active treatments to palliative care, with the ability to interact effectively with specialists throughout all stages of disease progression;

Evaluate treatments and conditions, and recognize the characteristics of advanced disease stages and end-of-life care.

Judgment Autonomy
The student will be able to:

Conduct independent analysis and evaluation, including in multidisciplinary contexts, of scientific, ethical, legal, and deontological aspects relevant to managing complex situations in care, organizational, educational, and research settings;

Anticipate and assess the consequences of their decisions and actions, taking full social responsibility for them;

Integrate high ethical standards and values into daily work activities and professional projects.

Communication Skills
The student will be able to:

Communicate clearly, effectively, and professionally in various contexts, including multidisciplinary ones;

Adapt language according to the audience (colleagues, patients, families, institutions);

Engage in complex discussions on scientific, ethical, legal, and organizational topics related to care and management;

Express and justify their decisions, assuming responsibility for them.

	Prerequisites
	Tirocinio I

	Contents
	CARDIOLOGY MED/11 MODULE MODULE OF RHEUMATOLOGY MED/16 ANESTHESIOLOGY MODULE MED/41 INFIRMATIOLOGY MODULE MED/45 ONCOLOGY MED/06 MODULE THE STUDENT WILL BE EXPECTED TO: - KNOW THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAIN DISEASES WITH CHRONIC AND DEGENERATIVE EVOLUTION; - KNOW THE DEFINITION AND BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AND PALLIATIVE CARE (QUALITY OF LIFE, EARLY AND CONCURRENT PALLIATIVE CARE, AND END-OF-LIFE CARE) FOR ALL MODULES UNDER CONSIDERATION; - KNOW HOW TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE EARLY NEED FOR PALLIATIVE CARE BY FRAMING IT IN THE DIAGNOSTIC THERAPEUTIC PATHWAY OF DIFFERENT CHRONIC DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES; - KNOW HOW TO INTEGRATE ONE'S KNOWLEDGE WITH THAT OF SPECIALISTS IN THE DIFFERENT CHRONIC DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES IN ORDER TO PLAN PERSONALIZED DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PATHS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNDERLYING PATHOLOGY; - KNOW HOW TO APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO TERMINALLY ILL SITUATIONS, INCLUDING IN ACUTE AND EMERGENCY CARE; - KNOW THE CLINICAL CRITERIA THAT ALLOW THE INDICATION TO BE PLACED ON A PALLIATIVE CARE PATHWAY WITH REFERENCE ALSO TO THOSE FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR DIFFERENT CARE SETTINGS; - KNOW THE TOOLS FOR ASSESSING AND MEASURING SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR PALLIATIVE CARE, PARTICULARLY RELEVANT SYMPTOMS AND CLINICAL PICTURES; - KNOW HOW TO USE PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND TOOLS TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS IN RELATION TO THE TRAJECTORIES OF DIFFERENT DISEASES;

Contents

CARDIOLOGY MED/11 MODULE
MODULE OF RHEUMATOLOGY MED/16
ANESTHESIOLOGY MODULE MED/41
INFIRMATIOLOGY MODULE MED/45
ONCOLOGY MED/06 MODULE

THE STUDENT WILL BE EXPECTED TO:
- KNOW THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAIN DISEASES WITH CHRONIC AND DEGENERATIVE EVOLUTION;
- KNOW THE DEFINITION AND BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AND PALLIATIVE CARE (QUALITY OF LIFE, EARLY AND CONCURRENT PALLIATIVE CARE, AND END-OF-LIFE CARE) FOR ALL MODULES UNDER CONSIDERATION;
- KNOW HOW TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE EARLY NEED FOR PALLIATIVE CARE BY FRAMING IT IN THE DIAGNOSTIC THERAPEUTIC PATHWAY OF DIFFERENT CHRONIC DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES;
- KNOW HOW TO INTEGRATE ONE'S KNOWLEDGE WITH THAT OF SPECIALISTS IN THE DIFFERENT CHRONIC DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES IN ORDER TO PLAN PERSONALIZED DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PATHS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNDERLYING PATHOLOGY;
- KNOW HOW TO APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO TERMINALLY ILL SITUATIONS, INCLUDING IN ACUTE AND EMERGENCY CARE;
- KNOW THE CLINICAL CRITERIA THAT ALLOW THE INDICATION TO BE PLACED ON A PALLIATIVE CARE PATHWAY WITH REFERENCE ALSO TO THOSE FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR DIFFERENT CARE SETTINGS;
- KNOW THE TOOLS FOR ASSESSING AND MEASURING SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR PALLIATIVE CARE, PARTICULARLY RELEVANT SYMPTOMS AND CLINICAL PICTURES;
- KNOW HOW TO USE PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND TOOLS TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS IN RELATION TO THE TRAJECTORIES OF DIFFERENT DISEASES;

	Teaching Methods
	FRONTAL LECTURE AND INTERACTIVE GROUP ACTIVITIES.

	Verification of learning
	WRITTEN AND ORAL

	Texts
	•- PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING, CESARINA PRANDI ET. AL; EDRA. •- NURSING COMPLEXITY A METHOD FOR ORIENTATION, GIUEPPE MARMO ET. AL; MAGGIOLI PUBLISHER

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