Training in pediatric palliative care in Italy: still much to do

Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita

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Franca Benini¹  Chiara Cauzzo²  Sabrina Congedi²  Liviana Da Dalt³  Paola Cogo⁴  Lilia Biscaglia⁵  Luca Giacomelli⁶ 

[1] Director of Paediatric Palliative Care - Pain Service Department of Women's and Children's Health University of Padua via Giustiniani;Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Università degli Studi di Padova;Dipartimento di Pediatria di Urgenza, Dipartimento di Salute della Donna e del Bambino, Università degli Studi di Padova;Dipartimento di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Udine;Cooperazione Odontoiatrica Internazionale (COI NGO);Polistudium SRL;Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostica Integrata, Università degli Studi di Genova

关键词: education;    pediatric palliative care;    end-of-life;    postgraduate;   

DOI  :  10.4415/ANN_19_03_07

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Istituto Superiore di Sanita

【 摘 要 】

Aim. This survey investigated the availability of training programs in pediatric palliative care (PPC) for Italian postgraduates specializing in pediatric medicine. Methods. Two questionnaires were developed: (i) a questionnaire addressed to the Directors of Italian postgraduate pediatric medicine programs (n = 37); and (ii) a survey to the postgraduate students in pediatric medicine at the University Hospitals of Padua and Udine (n = 127). Results. 14 directors participated (response rate: 37.8%). In 85.7% of cases (n = 12), lectures on PPC were offered, for a supposed maximum of 90 minutes/year. 116 students responded (response rate: 91%): they stated that, pproximately 40 min/year of training on PPC was provided. In total, 37% of responders stated they attended a PPC Service during their training. The majority of responders (68.1%, n = 79) did not feel ready to care for a pediatric patient with life-limiting disease. Conclusions. Although PPC is well-recognized as part of a pediatrician’s training, it receives poor attention.

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