Introduction: The palliative care (PC) approach is a care modality recommended by the
World Health Organization. Suffering and the process of dying are present in everyday …

Introduction: Population aging, longer life expectancy and the increase in the prevalence of
chronic diseases have brought new health demands, among them, palliative care (PC) …

Background: Epidemiological changes of diseases in the world and in Brazil result in the
need of physicians able to attend patients with life-limiting illness through palliative actions …

Introdução Cuidados paliativos são ações que buscam atuar na qualidade de vida de
pessoas doentes e de seus familiares, aliviando e prevenindo o sofrimento diante de uma …

Os cuidados paliativos formam um conjunto de intervenções aplicadas em doenças quando
não há perspectiva de cura e exigem um conhecimento do médico que ultrapassa o …

Objective: To identify the offer of disciplines that discuss the theme Palliative Care in
undergraduate nursing courses at federal universities in Brazil. Methodology: Documentary …

The National Academy of Palliative Care argues that the teaching of palliative care must
occur systematically in undergraduate and graduate courses, as a way to guarantee …

Although palliative care is expanding in Brazil, there are still weaknesses related to
professional training and continuing education. This study mapped the main educational …

The current medical training model, aimed at healing and the excessive use of technologies,
predisposes medical students and physicians to dilemmas in judgment and decision-making …

Introdução O envelhecimento da população mundial traz consigo o aumento de doenças
crônicas, sem ser acompanhado de melhoria na qualidade de vida ou do enfrentamento …