Fac. Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Chronic Care II
Full course description
During this period, transmural care for patients with chronic conditions will be discussed again. This time the focus is on developing a tailor-made treatment plan together with the patient, which takes into account the biopsychosocial aspects of disease and health, in the context of oncology. Problems with various organs and organ systems (particularly lungs, heart, liver) also return as a reason for repetition and deepening. During this period you will learn that despite existing evidence, different policies are often proposed and you will practice working on systemic reviews.
Course objectives
- Perform a whole integrated consultation and devise a differential diagnosis and an action plan for further diagnostic tests and therapy, based on basic mechanisms and knowledge of the pathogenesis in the case of chronic diseases, with an emphasis on oncology.
- Discuss management for a chronically ill person, tailored to the specific person and in consultation with the patient and family, within the framework of relevant guidelines, financing of care and the applicable legal and ethical frameworks in society.
- Formulate an advance care plan in collaboration with the person, in which both medical and logistic aspects are included within the relevant ethical and legal frameworks.
- Perform a bad news consultation with a person suffering from a chronic, sometimes life-threatening condition, in a simulated setting. Reflect on their own emotions as a professional. Develop coping strategies for these emotions afterwards.
- Apply the basic principles of a systemic review.
MED2004
Period 5
22 Apr 2025
4 Jul 2025
ECTS credits:
0.0Instruction language:
EnglishCoordinators:
- M. Vreeburg
- G.N.Y. van Gorkom
Teaching methods:
Assignment(s), Lecture(s), Onderwijspoli('s), Paper(s), Patient contact, PBL, Presentation(s), Skills, Training(s), Work in subgroupsAssessment methods:
Portfolio