The European Palliative Care Academy
The European Palliative Care Academy is a joint project of the four academic centres
- University Hospital of Cologne/ Germany
- King’s College London, Cicely Saunders Institute/ United Kingdom
- Nicolaus Copernicus University Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz/ Poland
- Hospice Casa Sperantei, Brasov/ Romania
It is financed by the Robert Bosch Stiftung/ Germany and implemented in collaboration with the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC).
These institutions have jointly developed the curriculum and will be offering it to emerging palliative care leaders of all professional backgrounds from across Europe. They offer one face-to-face teaching week each, so that the participants will visit all four institutions throughout the course. The medium of instruction is English. In addition to the four teaching weeks, the participant will do one week of observation in a European palliative care institution of their choice.
Together with continuous assignments and a personal project the course comprises approximately 690 hours and should be completed within 1.5 years. The course is to be completed part-time, enabling participants to continue their work in palliative care.
The Leadership Course 2017-19 starts at the end of September 2017 and runs until May 2019. Twenty excellent palliative care experts, representing five different professions and from fifteen countries across Europe have been selected to take part in the course.
The European Palliative Care Academy is funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, a major German charitable foundation associated with a private Company.
Aims
The overall aim of the European Palliative Care Academy is to enhance palliative care in Europe by contributing to closing the gap in further education.
The aim of the course is to support future leaders to develop the necessary skills, abilities and expertise to advance palliative care across Europe and to address future challenges in the field.
Course Outline (2017-2019)
| 25/09/2017 - 29/09/2017 | 19/03/2018 - 23/03/2018 | 24/09/2018 - 28/09/2018 | 06/05/2019 - 10/05/2019 | after 1st before 4th Week |
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Observational Week |
| Cologne, Germany | London, United Kingdom | Gdanks, Poland | Brasov, Romania | Place tbd by participant |
Personal Development Project Management | ||||
| Research Methods | Teamwork | Advocacy | Observation | |
| Intro by all academic centres | Ending with all academic centres on Friday 10/05/2019 | |||
Contact
Coordinating Office
University Hospital of Cologne
Centre for Palliative Medicine
Dr. Gerrit Frerich
50924 Cologne
Germany
Telefon +49 221 478-97251
Telefax +49 221 478-87597
Email coordination@eupca.eu; gerrit.frerich@uk-koeln.de
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