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Pain and other symptoms

Palliative care for cancer patients

Palliative care for non cancer

patients

Paediatric palliative care

Palliative care for the elderly

The actors of palliative care

Latest on drugs

Pain

Illness and suffering through

media

Marginalisation and social stigma

at the end of life

Palliative care advocacy projects

Prognosis and diagnosis

communication in

different cultures

Communication between doctor-

patient and patient-

equipe

Religions and cultures versus

suffering, death and

bereavement

Public institution in the world:

palliative care policies

and law

Palliative care: from villages to metropolies

Space, light and gardens for the terminally ill patient

End-of-life ethics

Complementary therapies

Education, training and research

Fund-raising and no-profit

Bereavement support

Volunteering in palliative care

Rehabilitation in palliative care

A CORE CURRICULUM FOR PALLIATIVE NURSING IN LATIN AMERICA.

Authors (max 6, presenting author included): ALCP Nursing Commission,

Clara GrandaCameron USA

Significance & Background: The demand for palliative nursing care is increasing asa result of the following: a growth in the number of palliative care programs

worldwide, and the fact that nurses make a major contribution to the improvement ofquality of life of patients with chronic diseases. Preparation of nurses in palliative care

becomes a priority. A Core Curriculum for Palliative Nursing Care is a key element fornursing education in Latin America. Purpose: The Latin American Association of

Palliative Care Nursing Commission developed a Core Curriculum for Palliative Nursingin the Latin America Region. This curriculum was created in response to a palliativenursing diagnostic survey conducted by the Nursing Commission in 2007. The surveyassessed the palliative care needs of nurses in the Region. Results of the survey

showed that a major problem to the development of palliative nursing in Latin

America is the lack of academic programs in palliative care at the graduate level. Thepurpose of this curriculum is to provide guidance in the development andimplementation of graduate programs in palliative care nursing in Latin America.

Interventions: The Nursing Commission developed an initial document of the CoreCurriculum that was presented at the Palliative Care Congress in Lima-Peru in March,

2008. After an animated discussion among palliative care nurses, a number ofrecommendations were suggested and added later on to the document. A number of

resources has been used including the International Society of Nurses in Cancer CarePalliative Nursing Core Curriculum, the ELNEC curriculum, the National Quality Forum

Consensus Report on Palliative and Hospice Care Quality, the Center to AdvancePalliative Care (CAPC), and the Blooms Taxonomy among others. Once finalized, thedocument will be revised by palliative nursing experts. We anticipate this Curriculumto be endorsed by a worldwide recognized nursing and/or palliative care association.

Evaluation: The development of the Curriculum includes essential components of

both the nursing profession and palliative care. First, the knowledge and skillsexpected in palliative care nurses should be incorporated within the different nursingroles: patient care, coordination, education, research, and administration. Second,

the palliative care concept should be introduced as a continuum of care beginning atthe time of diagnosis through the bereavement period, and not only as end-of-life

care. Preparation of nurses at the specialty level should include: a) palliative caredomains -physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural, and ethical -, b) palliative

care structure including program development, models of care delivery, bereavementprograms, education programs, quality assurance, performance measurement,

patient outcomes. Third, the advance level of nursing practice includes a greaterdepth in the theoretical concepts ofpalliative care and its application in advancedclinical practice. High critical thinking is crucial in the education of nurses at the

specialty level. Discussion: Education of nurses in palliative care at the graduatelevel is critical to provide high quality of care to patients. A Curriculum in Palliative

Nursing ensures that nurses receive excellent academic preparation.

Session: Core curricula

Chair of the session: Dott. Giuseppe Casale, Dott. Franco De Conno

Antea Worldwide Palliative Care ConferenceRome, 12-14 November 2008

Clara-Granda Cameron

u hs.u en n.edu

mailto:Clara.Cameron@uphs.upen

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