Program Overview

Program Overview

The program in question is the 2024 Palliative Care as a Medical Concept course.

Course Introduction

The course is taught by:

• Prof. Frank Elsner, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
• Prof. Piret Paal, Paracelsus Medical University PMU Salzburg

The course covers the following topics:

1. Pain and Symptom Management (3h)
2. Communication Skills (3h)
3. Ethics and Decision Making at the End of Life (3h)
4. Spiritual Care, Grief and Bereavement (3h)
5. Dealing with Palliative Care: What does it mean to you? An open discussion (3h)

Associated Institutions

The course is associated with:

• HUST Tongji College
• Huazhong University of Science and Technology