Patient Centred Care

The module aims to advance students’ knowledge and understanding concerning patient-centred care and to develop new skills to a high level, demonstrating the ability to analyse and interpret effective patient-centred care. This considers patients’ preferences, desires, acknowledges, and respects their cultural background. Person-centred care generally refers to the whole person (going beyond the narrow focus on their symptoms and treatment), and it advocates a holistic approach to care, which requires acknowledgement of broader social, psychological, societal and cultural factors that may affect the individual and their healthcare journey. The course aims to provide students with the necessary skills to demonstrate self-direction and originality in solving problems and acting autonomously in planning and implementing tasks professionally.

The module comprises of the following 6 sessions.

1. Theoretical Foundations of PCC & Evidence-Based Practice
2.  Advanced Patient Assessment in PCC
3. Therapeutic Communication in PCC
4. Shared Decision-Making & EHR Integration
5. Interprofessional Collaboration & Team Dynamics
6.  Evaluating PCC Outcomes & Quality Improvement

Hours of Total Learning for this module:

• Contact Hours: 27
• Self-Study Hours: 84
• Assessment Hours: 14
• Total Learning Hours: 125

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

1. Personalised, coordinated and integrated health and social care and support
2. Equal partnership in the relationship between healthcare professionals and patients
3. Involvement of family, friends and carers
4. Continuity of care
5. Develop skills of acquiring informed consent, risk, care governance, and patient safety skills, all balanced with informing the individual’s decision-making, will be explored.
6. Encourage active participation.
7. Be able to support the individual’s right to make choices. 
8. Be able to support an individual’s sense of well-being.

Each module will be assessed based on the following components:

1. Quality of Contributions in Forums: 20%
   • Evaluation of participation and the quality of insights shared in online discussion forums.
2. Quality of Contributions in Tutorials: 20%
   • Assessment of engagement and contributions during tutorial sessions.
3. Assignment/Case Study: 60%
   • Completion and quality of assignments that demonstrate understanding and application of the course material.

Passing Criteria:

• Students must achieve an aggregate of 50% or higher across the three components to pass each module.

Scholarship Schemes for Maltese residents:

• MySkills Scheme: Malta residents are eligible for up to 80% reimbursement, capped at €5,000, subject to eligibility criteria. International students would be able to apply for the MySkills Scheme once they obtain their Student Temporary Residence Card (TRC). (For individual modules only)
• Get Qualified Scheme ( Scheme available for Maltese residents ) – 70% refund of course fee as a tax rebate