Nordic Specialist Course in Palliative Medicine

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1 Nordic Specialist Course in MODULE September 2017, Trondheim, Norway A. INTRODUCTION TO PALLIATIVE MEDICINE (1/2 day) To have an understanding of palliative medicine, its characteristics, advantages, and limitations. To introduce the course participants to the basic ideas of the course. Concepts and definitions. Hospice philosophy. The palliative medicine curriculum and the contents and working methods of the Nordic course. B. INTRODUCTION TO COURSE PROJECT (2 days) To be able to read and analyse scientific literature. To have an understanding of research ethics. To be prepared to plan a simple study in a palliative medical subject, write a protocol, find a tutor, and start the study. Introduction to evidence-based medicine. Epidemiology and research methods in palliative medicine. Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods. Research ethics. Critical reading and literature review. How to write a protocol. Planning of own project. C. SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT IN CANCER PALLIATIVE CARE (2 1/2 days) To know and understand the epidemiology, biology, and complexity of symptoms in palliative medicine, and to be able to assess and handle the symptoms of patients with advanced cancer. Assessment (including assessment tools), diagnosis, and management (treatment) of symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, cognitive failure, gastrointestinal symptoms, respiratory symptoms, cachexia, anorexia. Introduction to oncological palliative care interventions. Symptom assessment in the cognitively impaired. Norwegian Association for Danish Association for Swedish Association for Finnish Association for Icelandic Association for Palliative Care Course secretariat: Ragnhild Green Helgås, The Cancer Clinic, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, N-7030 Trondheim, Norway. Phone: ragnhild.g.helgas@ntnu.no

2 Program Venue: Clarion Hotel Bakeriet, Trondheim Monday 25 September A INTRODUCTION TO PALLIATIVE MEDICINE Introduction. Presentation. Dagny Faksvåg Haugen : concepts and definitions Facilitators from the course Steering Group Group discussions Plenary discussion Lunch B INTRODUCTION TO COURSE PROJECT Introduction to palliative care research. Staffan Lundström Your project time to start thinking about it? Bodil Jespersen Experiences from a previous project What is meant by course project? Dagny Faksvåg Haugen Groups Plenary Tuesday 26 September C SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT IN CANCER PALLIATIVE CARE Anxiety and depression. Assessment, classification and treatment. Elisabeth Brenne Group work Plenary discussion Lunch 2

3 Introduction to oncological treatment modalities in palliative care. Morten Thronæs Group work: Case discussions Plenary discussion Guided visit to the cathedral Dinner Wednesday 27 September B INTRODUCTION TO COURSE PROJECT How to plan your project and write a project description. Dagny Faksvåg Haugen Study design. Tora Skeidsvoll Solheim How to read a scientific paper. Dagny Faksvåg Haugen Lunch Qualitative research methods. Aslak Steinsbekk Research ethics. Øystein Lundestad Groups Thursday 28 September Literature searches. Katrine Aronsen Summing up part B The written assignment for Module 1 is to write a protocol. This means that the course participants have to plan their own project and find a tutor in their own country/region within two months after having completed Module Lunch 3

4 C SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT IN CANCER PALLIATIVE CARE Delirium in palliative medicine. Erik Løhre Groups: Case discussions Plenary discussion Dinner Friday 29 September Groups: How to plan your own project Cancer cachexia short overview. Tora Skeidsvoll Solheim Plenary discussion Symptom assessment in the cognitively impaired. Ingvild Saltvedt Plenary evaluation and introduction to Module 2. Outi Hirvonen and Sanna Maula connect by Skype Lunch Finish 4

5 Teachers and facilitators, NSCPM Module 1, 2017 Course facilitators: Dagny Faksvåg Haugen, Morten Thronæs, and Erik Torbjørn Løhre Dagny Faksvåg Haugen, Head of Centre, Professor of, Regional Centre of Excellence for Palliative Care, Western Norway, Haukeland University Hospital and University of Bergen, Bergen, Member of NSCPM Steering Group Staffan Lundström, Consultant, Associate Professor, Stockholms Sjukhem and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Member of NSCPM Steering Group Bodil Abild Jespersen, Lead Consultant, Palliative Care Team, Aarhus University Hospital, Head of NSCPM Steering Group Elisabeth Brenne, Consultant, Lecturer, Section for, St Olavs Hospital, and Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim Morten Thronæs, Lead Consultant, PhD, Section for, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim Tora Skeidsvoll Solheim, Consultant, PhD, Researcher, Department of Oncology, St Olavs Hospital and Palliative Care Research Centre, NTNU Aslak Steinsbekk, Professor in Behavioral Sciences in Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Public Health and General Practice, NTNU Øystein Lundestad, Advisor, Regional Committee for Medical and Health Services Research, Central Norway, Trondheim Katrine Aronsen, Librarian Specialist, University Library, NTNU Erik Torbjørn Løhre, Consultant, Unit Leader, Section for and Regional Advisory Unit for Palliative Care, Central Norway, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim Ingvild Saltvedt, Department Head, Associate Professor, Department of Geriatrics, St Olavs Hospital and Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, NTNU 5