Practical Information

Myhre Aud May 4th, 2010

Course secretariat:Nordic Specialist Course in Palliative Medicine
Elin Steen
Administrative Assistant
Regional Centre for Palliative Care
3. Floor Bevegelsessenteret East
St. Olavs Hospital
N-7006 Trondheim
Norway

Telephone: +47 72826146
E-mail: elin.steen@ntnu.no

Economy of the course:
Cecilie Strandberg
E-mail:  cst@dadl.dk


Entry requirements and selection of participants

Each course is planned for 32 students in all, with participants from all the Nordic countries. Applicants should have completed specialist training in a recognized medical specialty and possess knowledge and skills corresponding to level B of the palliative medicine curriculum. The national associations consider and nominate students among the applicants from their respective countries. For the first courses, there will probably be more qualified applicants than places and for the selection amongst these applicants, it will be taken into consideration where applicants are placed, aiming at an even and fair distribution within each country. Applicants with degrees in palliative medicine (e.g. Diploma, MSc from Great Britain) will not be able to enrol. The Steering Committee makes the final selection. If one country does not fill all the assigned places, these may be offered to others.

Economy

The fee for each of the six course modules is Euro 670 (total course fee: Euro 4020). Additional costs for travel and accommodation must be added. The national associations will try to raise some funds for the courses, but in principle every student is responsible for paying his/her own expenses. At the time of application, the student should ideally have obtained permission and provided evidence of guaranteed payment of the course costs, or be able to adequately demonstrate how he/she will finance the course. Only students able to satisfy these criteria will be selected for the course.

Research project

A limited research project is included in the course. Each student will get a national tutor to assist with his or her project. The project may be quantitative or qualitative, in the form of a survey, an audit, development of clinical guidelines, or conducting a systematic review. The task will be introduced in the first module and attended to in every module, with special emphasis in module 4 and presentation of projects in module 6. Students who already have an ongoing project may use this, provided it is their own work (not more than two candidates working together).

Exams/assignments
A written assignment must be handed in, at the latest, 8 weeks after each course. The assignments are graded: Pass/Not pass. A written exam is performed at the end of the course. Participants receive a written diploma that they have passed the course. To obtain this document, the exam and all assignments must be passed and the participants must have been present at 90% of the course.

Course evaluation
Each module is consecutively evaluated by the students and the Steering Committee. A final evaluation is performed at the end of the course.

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