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Course affiliated with (name of Organization/University) Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana/ Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe and Clínica Las América
Country Colombia
State Antioquia
City Medellin
Address Circular 1 #70-01, Los Laures, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
The program leads an official or formal degree? Yes
Degrees
  • Post MD Specialist
Target audiences
  • Physicians
Fields
  • Palliative Care
  • Team Work
  • Symptom Management
  • Spirituality
  • Social Work
  • Research
  • Rehabilitation
  • Psychology
  • Pediatric Palliative Care
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Communication
  • Pain Management
  • Opioid Misuse/Diversion
  • Opioid Availability/Accessibility/Policy
  • Oncology
  • Nursing
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Geriatric Palliative Care
Languages
  • Spanish
Frequency More than once per year
Length 3 years
Modalities
  • Bedside teaching
  • Classroom
  • Hands-on Training
Cost of full tuition and fees Same rate/cost for all
Director Dr. John Jairo Vargas
Website https://www.upb.edu.co/es/postgrados/especializacion-dolor-cuidado-paliativo-medellin
Contact name Dr. John Jairo Vargas
Phone 57 3006158657
Learning objectives 1 La formación de especialistas con calidad humana y científica capaces de ofrecer una atención médica con miras al mejoramiento de la salud, con formación autocrítica y autodisciplina, que conozcan los límites de su capacidad para actuar y decidir.
Learning objectives 2 La formación de especialistas con un enfoque clínico integral hacia los pacientes que requieren atención referente con el dolor y cuidado paliativo, con habilidades para el manejo médico de las patologías de enfermedades terminales y avanzadas, de manera no invasiva.
Learning objectives 3 La formación de especialistas competentes e integrales que conozcan los fundamentos científicos en dolor y cuidado paliativo, así como en las otras especialidades relacionadas directamente con ella, en las áreas de ciencias básicas y clínicas, para el manejo de situaciones específicas de la especialidad.
Description Este programa es ofrecido a médicos generales egresados de facultades de medicina de la ciudad, el país y el exterior que busquen una formación que integre los avances científicos y el trato humanizado a los pacientes. Duracion: 6 Semestres. Modalidad: Presencial
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Last update: April 25, 2024


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