Rome, September 2015 - September 2017

Application deadline for selections: 2 July 2015

Selections: 8 July 2015

CATEGORY

II LEVEL MASTER

EDITION

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MODE

PART TIME

ATTENDANCE

Minimum required: 80% of the lessons, 100% of the internship

Purpose

The Master, promoted by the Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery ofUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma in collaboration with Antea Onlus Association, aims to train doctors suitable to operate within the palliative care network, providing theoretical knowledge and skills in the field of patient care in the advanced stage of the disease in any evolutionary pathology, in all its aspects, from symptom control to management of the care team and care pathways.

The Master is accredited in accordance with the Decree of 4 April 2012 relating to the "Institution of the University Master of Higher Education and Qualification in "Palliative Care" for Specialist Doctors GU General Series n. 89 of 16 April 2012.

Reference contents and objectives

Basic Goals:

  • pathophysiology of pain
  • diagnosis and treatment of complications and advanced symptoms
  • assessment of quality of life
  • health needs of individuals and their families, appropriateness and effectiveness of assistance interventions
  • interpersonal communication
  • principles of medical ethics and clinical bioethics

Characteristic objectives:

  • evaluation and treatment of the symptoms of the advanced stage of the disease in any evolutionary pathology
  • planning and management of assistance to the terminally ill and his family
  • interaction with the public and private health and social services existing in the area
  • work in an interdisciplinary and interprofessional team
  • communication with terminally ill patients and with the family nucleus

Related or integrative objectives:

  • experiences of accompaniment at the end of life and bereavement support
  • nursing in residential and home palliative care
  • principles of bioethics applicable to critical situations
  • principles of anthropology applicable to situations of terminality
  • health management, work organization and health economics
  • evaluation and management of psychological suffering and of the spiritual dimension at the end of life
  • physiotherapy support and complementary therapies
  • integration with volunteering

Compulsory professional activities:

  • pathophysiological interpretation of clinical manifestations in at least 50 patients
  • choice of pain therapy in at least 50 cases, interacting with the pain therapy network
  • therapeutic choice for the control of the main symptoms of the terminal phase in at least 50 cases
  • conducting information interviews with patients and/or their relatives in at least 50 cases
  • choice of therapeutic approach in critical or acute situations (hemorrhages, metabolic disturbances, compressions, etc.) in at least 50 patients in various phases of the disease.

Recipients and output profile

The II level University Master's degree in Palliative Care is designed for Medicine and Surgery graduates:

  • who have already obtained a specialization in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Oncology/Medical Oncology, Neurology, Radiotherapy, Geriatrics
  • who have at least three years of documented experience in the field of palliative care and pain therapy in residential (hospice-type) and/or home care facilities with documented palliative activity and inserted in the palliative care network
  • who, in possession of the title of Specific Training in General Medicine, have carried out general medicine activities for at least three years

The Direction of the Master can decide, on the basis of the curriculum of the single candidate, a reduction of the credits necessary for the achievement of the title, up to a maximum of 60 credits related to the professional activities, to the following candidates:

  • doctors with at least five years of documented experience and/or with top management responsibility in the field of palliative care and pain therapy in residential (hospice-type) and/or home care facilities, included in the palliative care network, specialists in the disciplines referred to in art. 5, paragraph 2, law 15 March 2010, n. 38, who have carried out a documented elective course in palliative care (45 credits) and a specific thesis (15 credits for the final exam) during the specialization schools activated at the accredited faculties for the master in question.
  • doctors who have already obtained a university master's degree in medicine/palliative care with documented professional activity.

Didactic structure

The Master has a duration of 24 months (for a total of 120 credits equal to 3000 total teaching hours). The training course is divided into 10 thematic areas:

  • History, philosophy and anthropology of Palliative Care
  • Palliative care in oncological diseases: assessment, management and treatment of symptoms
  • Palliative care in non-oncological diseases: assessment, management and treatment of symptoms
  • Pain assessment, management and treatment
  • Deontology, ethics and bioethics of the end of life
  • Communication with the patient and with the family
  • The self care of the operators
  • Management of the care team and inter-professional relationships
  • Organization of services and management
  • Supportive palliative care: simultaneous care

Headquarters

  • Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma: Via Álvaro del Portillo, 21 - 00128 Rome
  • Antea Onlus Association: Piazza Santa Maria della Pietà, 5 Pavilion XXII - 00135 Rome

Method of admission

The application for admission to the Master must be submitted by 2 July 2015 using the online procedure and involves entering:

  • personal data
  • resume
  • dichiarasubstitutive certification
  • payment of the admission fee of €50

For admission to the master, in addition to the evaluation of the curriculum, a preliminary interview is foreseen to evaluate the student's preparation also for the purpose of any reductions in the credits necessary for the achievement of the degree.

The selection will be made on the day 8 July 2015 at the headquarters ofUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. The list of those admitted will be announced on 10 July 2015 by publishing the list on this page.

Registration and payment

Having read the admission, enrollment in the Master's must be done by 31 July 2015. Failure to enroll within this deadline will be considered as withdrawal. Enrollment is considered completed by sending the enrollment form provided by the coordination to the Post-Graduate Training Service, together with a copy of the bank transfer certifying payment of the st installment.

All payments, including the one relating to the admission application, must be made to the bank current account in the name of:

Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

at Banca Popolare di Bergamo Credito Varesino – Rome office

IBAN: IT89J0542803200000000099779.

Attendance fee

The enrollment fee for the entire Master is € 4.800,00 to be divided into 2 installments:

  • €2.400,00 upon enrollment (September 25, 2015)
  • €2.400,00 by 24 September 2016

Specify the reason for each payment. In no event will the fees be refunded. Enrollment in a University Master's is incompatible with simultaneous enrollment in another course of study (first and second cycle degree courses, university diplomas, direct schools for special purposes, specialization schools, research doctorates and university masters).

Faculty

Scientific Direction

  • Prof. Giuseppe Tonini - Ordinary Medical Oncology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

Scientific coordination

  • Dr. Giuseppe Casale - Health and Scientific Coordinator, Antea Onlus Association
  • prof Maria Grazia De Marinis - Ordinary Nursing Sciences, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
  • Prof. Daniele Santini - Associate General Pathology, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

Final certificate

University Master of II level of Higher Education and Qualification in Palliative Care established pursuant to paragraph 1, article 8 of the law of 15 March 2010, n. 38 (Provisions to guarantee access to palliative care and pain therapy). In order to obtain the Master's degree, the participant must have acquired a total of 120 credits spread over two years of the course.

CME credit exemption: Decision of the CNFC of 17 July 2013 concerning "Exemptions, Exemptions, Individual Tutoring, Training Abroad, Self-learning, Registration Methods and Certification".