Palliative care education in Zagreb – an assessment of the effectiveness of an undergraduate course
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Palliative care in Croatia is insufficiently developed. Although the Croatian Society for Hospice and Palliative Care was formed by Professor Anica Jusić in 1989 (1) there have been limited and local developments of services – within certain cities and towns, usually as a result of local enthusiastic doctors or other professionals (2). However there has been growing awareness of the need for education of medical and nursing students and when the English Course for Medical Students was started in Zagreb in 2003 it was agreed that there would be an optional course in palliative care.
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دوره 54 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013