Need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical career

Dear editor, Palliative Care (PC) aims to improve the quality of life and alleviate the suffering of patients with serious and incurable conditions. With the aging of the population and the higher prevalence of chronic diseases, the number of people in need of this care has increased. PC is multi...

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Main Authors: Rubén R. Sánchez-Ruiz, Lucy Perla G. Cedillo Ramírez, Jaime Lama-Valdivia
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Ricardo Palma 2022-07-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Online Access:http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/4885
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description Dear editor, Palliative Care (PC) aims to improve the quality of life and alleviate the suffering of patients with serious and incurable conditions. With the aging of the population and the higher prevalence of chronic diseases, the number of people in need of this care has increased. PC is multidimensional and interdisciplinary; and can be provided at different levels of care by both general practitioners and specialists. Therefore, adequate training in this discipline must be required during the medicine degree to allow the development of the necessary skills for its application in medical practice.
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spelling doaj.art-20a89b54ee8e479584adcfbeea84b14e2022-12-22T03:43:47ZspaUniversidad Ricardo PalmaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana1814-54692308-05312022-07-01223653654https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.v22i3.4885 Need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical careerRubén R. Sánchez-Ruizhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4553-6824Lucy Perla G. Cedillo Ramírezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5185-5090Jaime Lama-Valdiviahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2207-7434Dear editor, Palliative Care (PC) aims to improve the quality of life and alleviate the suffering of patients with serious and incurable conditions. With the aging of the population and the higher prevalence of chronic diseases, the number of people in need of this care has increased. PC is multidimensional and interdisciplinary; and can be provided at different levels of care by both general practitioners and specialists. Therefore, adequate training in this discipline must be required during the medicine degree to allow the development of the necessary skills for its application in medical practice.http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/4885
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Need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical career
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title Need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical career
title_full Need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical career
title_fullStr Need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical career
title_full_unstemmed Need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical career
title_short Need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical career
title_sort need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical career
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