Teaching
Dr Stephen Mason leads the MSc in Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Liverpool, shaping curriculum design and academic standards. He ensures the program integrates cutting-edge research, clinical expertise, and reflective practice, preparing healthcare professionals to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care across diverse settings.
- Programme Lead for the MSc in Palliative and End of Life Care - MSc Palliative and End of Life Care
Modules for 2025-26
ADVANCED PRACTICE IN END OF LIFE CARE
Module code: MDSC161
Role: Module Co-ordinator
ADVANCED PRACTICE IN PALLIATIVE CARE
Module code: MDSC160
Role: Module Co-ordinator
Advanced Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care for Children and Young People
Module code: MDSC163
Role: Module Co-ordinator
Advanced Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care for Children and Young People
Module code: MDSC1632
Role: Module Co-ordinator
Advanced Research Methods: Design and Data Analysis
Module code: MDSC702
Role: Module Co-ordinator
Applied Ethics for Clinical Practice I
Module code: MDSC400
Role: Teaching
Applied Ethics for Clinical Practice II
Module code: MDSC401
Role: Teaching
Global Bioethics
Module code: MDSC404
Role: Teaching
Global Healthcare Ethics placement/workplace observership
Module code: MDSC405
Role: Teaching
Introduction to Ethics for Bio-Science and Bio-Engineering & Technology
Module code: MDSC418
Role: Teaching
Introduction to Ethics in Healthcare
Module code: MDSC402
Role: Teaching
Introduction to Research Ethics in Healthcare
Module code: MDSC403
Role: Teaching
Introduction to Research Methods: Developing Core Skills
Module code: MDSC701
Role: Module Co-ordinator
Research Project
Module code: MDSC406
Role: Teaching
Supervised Theses
- Evidencing Professional Identity Formation as a Complex Adaptive System in a Structured Mentoring Programme in Singapore
- Evidencing Professional Identity Formation as a Complex Adaptive System in a Structured Mentoring Programme in Singapore
- Exploration of the Psychological Factors Impacting Confidence in, and Comfort with, the Delivery of End-of-Life Care
- Facilitators and barriers to engaging with community support services in dementia: A mixed methods approach of addressing health inequalities
- Serious Illness Care Programme UK: Exploring the lived experience of patients and clinicians of engaging in Serious Illness Conversations.
- Towards an evidence based approach to novice mentoring in academic clinical practice: Lessons from Internal Medicine and practical applications for Palliative Medicine
- “Being a nurse is like being an actress”: Examining the experiences of nurses working in palliative care a systematic review and qualitative study in the acute care setting.