Upon completion of this course, an attendee will be able to:

1. Explain how to adapt the principles and practices of hospice and palliative care in developing countries.
2. Summarize the WHO pain management protocol.
3. Discuss myths associated with the use of morphine in pain management.
4. Distinguish and manage pain symptoms, identify and treat side effects of opioid administration.
5. Recognize complexity and magnitude of treating HIV/AIDS. Describe issues in patients suffering from TB, dysentery and malnutrition.
6. Compare and contrast how different cultures view death and dying.
7. Integrate new appreciation of these cultural factors in the deliverance of health care.
8. Identify factors influencing the provision of care access, infrastructure, and rural versus urban populations.

• Data: 18 en 19 september
• Locatie: Fresno, California
• Meer informatie: https://www.cme.ucsf.edu/cme/CourseDetail.aspx?coursenumber=MMC10020