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Death and Dying in the 21st Century
Course Number: LDMonline110
Instructor: Kath Murray
Examine how "death and dying in the 21stcentury" will be different from any other time in history and evaluate the implications of the differences for caregivers. Discuss how the Baby Boomers may address "end of life questions," the evolving use of the terms hospice and palliative care, and begin to reflect on personal experiences with death and dying.
At the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the changing nature of death in the western world (or their particular country) and summarize the impact of these changes on the health care system.
- Discuss the role of the Baby Boomers in shaping culture and their potential impact on how Canadians will die, care for the body and memorialize their dead.
- Describe how hospice palliative care programs are responding to the changing needs of the dying, including those dying with non-cancer diagnoses.
- Identify the need for advance care plans, describe options for individuals creating plans and be able to direct people to resources to assist individuals with creating advance care plans.
- Understand new trends in care of the dying and the dead, e.g. death midwives, home funerals and green burials, and be able to summarize the potential impact of these trends on the way we support the dying and the bereaved in the coming decades.
