Організаційні форми підготовки медичних кадрів із питань паліативної допомоги

Abstract

Purpose - to study modern views, advanced world and national experience in training medical personnel for palliative care. Materials and methods. Recommendations of international organizations, domestic regulations on palliative care, curricula of medical universities and colleges. Results. It is established that the definition of «Palliative Care» and the levels of its provision, regulated by the current legislation of Ukraine, do not correspond to modern international approaches. The National curricula on palliative care developed by us on the principle of vertical integration and approved by the Ministry of Health in 2014, nowadays, in the era of transition to full autonomy of universities, is outdated. There is no medical specialty «palliative care» in Ukraine. Medical specialists can acquire knowledge and skills in palliative care only within the framework of their continuous professional development at the postgraduate level. According to an EAPC White Paper on Palliative Care Education, the three-level system of medical education based on core competencies and core constituents of palliative care is offer. Conclusions. The system of medical education in Ukraine requires correction in order to acquirement core competencies of palliative care by all medical workers. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.