Global Directory of Educational Programs in Palliative Care

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Course affiliated with (name of Organization/University) Comillas Pontifical University, San Juan de Dios' University School of Nursing and Physical Therapy
Country Spain
City Madrid
Address Ave. San Juan de Dios, 1. 28350 Ciempozuelos, Madrid
The program leads an official or formal degree? Yes
Degrees
  • Master's
Target audiences
  • Nurses
  • Therapists
Fields
  • Palliative Care
Languages
  • Spanish
Frequency Once per year
Length 1 years
Modalities
  • Bedside teaching
  • Classroom
  • Hands-on Training
  • Long distance
Cost of full tuition and fees Same rate/cost for all
Director Antonio Ramos Sánchez, Director
Website https://www.comillas.edu/en/masters/official-master-degree-in-palliative-care
Contact name Antonio Ramos Sánchez, Director
Email [email protected]
Phone +34 918933769
Learning objectives 1 Students acquire specific skills that allow them to offer patients suffering from terminal illnesses, and their families, comprehensive, continuing and personalized treatment, in physical, emotional, social and spiritual concerns, by promoting autonomy and respect for the dignity of the patient.
Learning objectives 2 The master's degree in palliative care is aimed at promoting research in this area of knowledge, developing the ability to apply the principles of scientific research and to design and develop research projects in the field of palliative care.
Description The Official Master's Degree in Palliative Care covers knowledge of illnesses, symptoms and therapeutic options from a multidisciplinary perspective and explores, in-depth, the problems of patients at the end of their life, including overall suffering and understanding the process of mourning. In addition, students will learn about aspects related to the management of specific Palliative Care Programs. This Master's Degree is geared towards professional specialization as well as fostering the initiation of students in tasks related to Research
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Last update: November 22, 2024


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