Abstract
The key elements of medical and social care for palliative care patients should be the educational component such as information campaigns and cultural projects, which explain that palliative care is not waiting for death, but a dignified and organized life of the patient and his relatives. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University has joined to different projects to support vulnerable groups. In particular, with the financial support of the Public Health program initiative of the International Renaissance Foundation, the university has been implementing measures aimed at social support of children treated in the oncohematology department of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Children's Clinical Hospital and their families for four years. These children receive high-dose chemotherapy, the procedure of which is long, they do not leave the department for many months, and therefore in addition to treatment they desperately need communication, interesting games, smiles, sincere prayer. At the same time, members of their families need to be able to take a «social break» to watch a movie, visit a theater or swimming pool, feel psychological and legal support, learn to relieve stress and anxiety, counteract stress, not be confined to problems. The quality of life of such people can be greatly improved when they try to see something positive in each day. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.
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