Program Overview

Program Overview

The Hiroshima University Hospital is offering a palliative care training program for medical professionals involved in cancer treatment. Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life (QOL) of patients with life-threatening diseases and their families by providing early assistance with physical symptoms and psychological problems.

Program Details

• The program is part of the Hiroshima Prefecture's Third Cancer Control Promotion Plan, which aims to have all medical professionals involved in cancer treatment complete a palliative care training program.
• The program will be held on December 7, 2025, from 9:00 to 16:55.
• The venue for the program is the Hiroshima University Hospital, Clinical Management Building, 3rd floor, Large Conference Room.
• The program has a limited capacity of 24 participants.

Program Schedule and Admission

• The application deadline for the program was November 7, 2025, at 17:00.
• Participants who have been accepted into the program will receive a notification email by November 21, 2025.

Program Objective

The objective of the program is to provide medical professionals with the necessary training and knowledge to improve the QOL of patients with cancer and their families. The program aims to achieve this by providing early assistance with physical symptoms and psychological problems, and by promoting collaboration among medical professionals involved in cancer treatment.