Global Directory of Educational Programs in Palliative Care

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Course affiliated with (name of Organization/University) Clinics Hospital. Faculty of Medicine of University of Sao Paulo.
Country Brazil
City São Paulo
Address Rua Doutor Ovídio Pires de Campos, 255, Prédio da Administração, 6º andar
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
  • Physiotherapy
  • Communication
  • Pain Management
  • Opioid Misuse/Diversion
  • Opioid Availability/Accessibility/Policy
  • Oncology
  • Nursing
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Geriatric Palliative Care
Languages
  • Portuguese
Frequency More than once per year
Length 1 years
Modalities
  • Bedside teaching
  • Classroom
  • Hands-on Training
  • Long distance
Cost of full tuition and fees Free for selected applicants/regions
Director Ricardo Tavares de Carvalho, MD, PhD
Website https://www.facebook.com/cuidadospaliativosusp
Contact name Ricardo Tavares de Carvalho
Phone 551126612407
Learning objectives 1 To identify patients elegible to Palliative Care and develop a multidisciplinary team approach based in best practice assignements and values of patients, families and assitential team.
Learning objectives 2 To manage health care interventions and allocation of resources according to an advanced care plan including technical, ethical aspects concerning legal and ethic rules in Brazil in a deliberative, participative and compassive proccess of decison making.
Learning objectives 3 To develop excelency in symptom management skills at the general hospital – including integration of a specialized Palliative Care Ward, a Palliative Care ambulatory, a Palliative Care consultation group and home care service. Discuss strategies for better symptom control and organization of care in different palliative care scenarios.
Description To develop excelency in symptom management skills at the general hospital – including integration of a specialized Palliative Care Ward, a Palliative Care ambulatory, a Palliative Care consultation group and home care service. Discuss strategies for better symptom control and organization of care in different palliative care scenarios.
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Last update: April 22, 2024


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