Challenges in Palliative Care Postgraduate Education in Latin America – Time for Collaboration

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Authors

  • Pedro E. Perez-Cruz Programa Medicina Paliativa y Cuidados Continuos, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Santiago, Chile; Departamento Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, PUC, Santiago, Chile
  • Alfredo Rodríguez-Núñez Programa Medicina Paliativa y Cuidados Continuos, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Santiago, Chile; Departamento Medicina Familiar, Facultad de Medicina, PUC, Santiago, Chile
  • Mhoira Leng Department of Palliative Care, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Palliative Care, Cairdeas International Palliative Care Trust, UK
  • Flavio Nervi Oddole Programa Medicina Paliativa y Cuidados Continuos, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Santiago, Chile; Departamento Medicina Gastroenterología, Facultad de Medicina, PUC, Santiago, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-2-112

Keywords:

Post graduate, Education, Palliative care, Latin America

Abstract

On May 24th, 2014, the World Health Assembly (WHA) issued the resolution 67.19: “Strengthening of palliative care (PC) as a component of comprehensive care throughout the life course”,1 which crowned the efforts of hundreds of professionals who have worked to extending the field of PC and making it available to everyone, throughout the continuum of care and across all levels.

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2016-05-26

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Pedro E. Perez-Cruz, Alfredo Rodríguez-Núñez, Mhoira Leng, & Flavio Nervi Oddole. (2016). Challenges in Palliative Care Postgraduate Education in Latin America – Time for Collaboration. Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care, 2(1), 14–16. https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-2-112

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016): Volume 2 Issue 1 2016

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