Palliative care is an important part of the treatment of every patient with a life threatening illness. It is provided from the moment of diagnosis throughout the trajectory of the illness in order to improve symptom control and quality of life of the patients and their families.

 If you are a family medicine physician, oncologist, geriatrician, neurologist, nephrologist, pediatrician , a pain and palliative physician, nurse, social worker, psychologist, physical therapist, chaplain or any other paramedical professional, interested in improving your palliative care skills and knowledge - do not miss this event!

Topics

1. Clinical aspects and symptom management      • Pharmacology: opioids, antidepressants, NSAIDs, anticonvulsants, antiemetics, laxatives and others      • Emergency situations      • Symptom evaluation and management: pain, vomiting, nausea, dyspnea, fatigue,         anorexia, diarrhea,  constipation, ascites      • The final hours      • Technical skills   2. Communication and Coping      • True or False – communication in palliative care      • Patients narrative, suffering and discomfort      • Empathy      • Curative care cessation      • Delivery of bad news and hope      • Working in a team – communication between professionals      • Preparation of the patients, the family and staff towards death      • Preparation of children towards loss of a family member   3. The Palliative Care System – Definitions and Characterizations      • Overview, principles and history of palliative care      • Dilemmas in palliative care    4. Other      • Place of death      • Care setting transitions at the end of life      • Palliative care in general practice      • Palliative care in nursing homes      • Do-not-resuscitate orders      • Advance care planning      • End-of-life communication      • Terminal sedation in medical practice      • Euthanasia and other medical end-of-life decisions as well as the attitudes of the        public towards palliative care and euthanasia across Europe