La resistencia humana ante los traumas y el duelo
En " Acompañamiento en el duelo y Medicina Paliativa", editado por Sociedad Vasca de Cuidados Paliativos y Paliativos Sin Fronteras,San Sebastián, 2007. DESCARGAR PDF
agosto 2016
La sociedad contemporanea ante la muerte
En toda demanda de eutanasia o suicidio asistido subyace un aspecto al que no siempre se dedica la atención ni la investigación que merece: el sufrimiento que experimentan las personas que se enfrentan a un daño irreversible importante o a la proximidad de la muerte. El concepto de sufrimiento, más amplio que el de dolor, tiene relación con la percepción de [...]
Medicina alternativa. J. Altern Complement Med
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julio 2016
Manual de Ética y Deontología Médica
Cuerpo específico de conocimiento, capacidad de autoregulación, códico de Deontología y vocación de servicio DESCARGAR PDF
Non comunicable diseases in the developing world
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and diabetes pose the biggest threat to human life across the world. Over 36 million people die every year from NCDs and 14 million of these die too young, between the ages of 30 and 70. Eighty-six per cent of these premature deaths are in developing countries and result [...]
Pain tears Me apart
Documento de Human Rights Watch sobre la situación de los Cuidados Paliativos en Marruecos. DESCARGAR PDF
Integrating palliative care into national policies
Good policies lay the groundwork for an effective health care system and society. They facilitate the implementation of palliative care programs aimed at providing care for all people in need of these services, and they ensure equitable access to affordable medications and therapies. The lack of good policies can lead to unnecessary suffering and costs for patients, families, [...]
Core Competency APCA
To guide the provision of quality palliative care services across the African region, the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) has developed a framework of core palliative care competencies that can be used by service providers, educators and other stakeholders to guide programmes development. The competencies are developed based on the following principles: All patients have access to high-quality [...]
Clinical Placement Guidelines hospice Africa
In education, as in other areas of clinical practice, the early experiences are very important in sending messages of enthusiasm for the subject, of its excitement, its place in medicine as a whole, and its value to patients and the public. Palliative care needs well-qualified leaders if it is to continue to grow and develop as a [...]
