2020-2021 / MSTG9058-1

Placement in patient educational therapy

Duration

30h Internship, 10h SEM

Number of credits

 Master in public health (120 ECTS) (Programme transitoire)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Benoît Pétré

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Introduction to the profession of therapeutic patient educator

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The main objectives of this course are:
-to allow students to familiarise themselves with the approach of Therapeutic Patient Education through observation and reflective analysis of the practices of healthcare professionals who educate patients affected by a chronic disease;
-to contribute to the development of a professional identity in their area of activity and thus better understand the future professional sector where they will exercise their skills;
-to allow students to discover the specific characteristics of their option on the basis of classes, interviews and seminars.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Co-requisites: course SANT0009

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The placement will allow students to evolve within educational healthcare teams.
Students are asked to keep a logbook concerning the development of their reflective analysis as regards the profession of therapeutic educator.
Various face-to-face seminars are planned to help participants develop their reflective analysis as regards the profession of therapeutic patient educator, and to make links between theory and practice.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Students are required to do 40 hours of job shadowing where they learn about the activities of a hospital or outpatient service, which implements therapeutic patient education activities.
Students do their reflective analysis work at home.
Preparation for the placement and feedback on it take place in face-to-face sessions.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam

- Remote

written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

Active participation of students in class (20%)
Written work (80%)
More precise details concerning the assessment criteria are given to students during class.
The final report must be handed in on 01/06/2021 at the latest, by e-mail to the following address
benoit.petre@uliege.be

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Students' administrative documents must be in order before the placement begins. Students who fail to respect this rule will be penalised.

Contacts

B. Pétré, Phone: +32 4 366 25 05, E-mail: benoit.petre@uliege.be