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Table 1 Undergraduate curricula of palliative medicine in the University of Tampere

From: Undergraduate curriculum in palliative medicine at Tampere University increases students’ knowledge

Year

Title (Section in the EAPC syllabus)

Specialty

Teaching method

Hours

1

Introduction to medical ethics (E)

Medical ethics

Interactive seminar

3

2

Physiology and pharmacology of pain (S)

Pharmacology

Lecture

1

 

Communication skills (C)

General medicine

Lecture, Workshop

4.5

 

The end-of-life (B)

Geriatrics

Lecture

1.5

3

Basics of palliative care (B)

Palliative medicine

Lecture

0.5

 

End-of-life care (B)

Palliative medicine

Interactive seminar, Patient contacts

1.5

 

Basics of cancer pain management (B)

Palliative medicine

Lecture

0.75

 

Euthanasia (E)a

Palliative medicine

Interactive seminar

3

 

Communication skills (C)

General medicine

Role play, Workshop

3

4

Facing the family of dying patient (C)

General medicine

Workshop

2

 

Ethics in decision making (E)

Anesthesiology

Lecture

0.75

 

Fatigue in cancer patient (S)

Palliative medicine

Lecture

0.75

 

Chronic pain (S)

Neurology

Lecture

0.75

 

Pain and analgesics (S)

Pharmacology

Lecture

1.5

 

Pain (S)

Pharmacology

Interactive seminar

1.5

5-6

Symptom management in palliative care (S)

Palliative medicine

Interactive seminar, Patient contacts

10

 

Social security in cancer patients (P)

Oncology

Lecture

0.75

 

Psychological crisis in cancer (P)

Oncology

Lecture

0.75

 

End-of-life care in elderly (S)

Geriatrics

Lecture, Patient contacts

3.5

 

Constitution of a human (P)

Geriatrics

Lecture

1.5

 

Pain (S)

Anesthesiology

Workshop

1.5

 

Neuropathic pain (S)

Neurology

Interactive seminar

1.5

 

Palliative medicine (S)

Palliative medicine

Interactive seminar

5

 

Alternative medicine (S)

Palliative medicine

Interactive seminar

3

  1. B: Basics of Palliative Care; S: Pain and symptom management; P: Psychosocial and spiritual aspects; E: Ethical and legal issues; C: Communication. aTeaching session removed from the curriculum in 2014