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Table 2 Agenda for students

From: Insights from a community-based palliative care course: a qualitative study

Session

Time

Details

1

2 h

Lecture: Principles of palliative medicine

2 h

Lecture: Models of palliative care provision

2

2 h

Visit to inpatient hospicea

3

4 h

Home visitsb (subgroup) 2–3 students *

 

4 h

Self-study

4

2 h

Unit for palliative medicine

5

4 h

Presentation and reflection

  1. * It is repeated according to the number of sub groups
  2. aInpatient hospices are independent facilities to provide holistic care for people at the last stages of an advanced disease with a life expectancy of 6 months or less [25].
  3. bHome visits are provided by a specialized outpatient palliative care teams, which can be conducted at home, in inpatient nursing facilities and in hospices [25].
  4. cUnits for palliative medicine are a specialized part of a hospital, where critically ill patients with complex symptoms can be treated by a multi-professional team [25].