Palliative Medicine

1.Upon completion of the palliative medicine course, using the acquired knowledge and understanding, the medical resident will be able to: 1) to explain the working principles, indications, side effects and contraindications of the groups of drugs most commonly used in palliative medicine; 2) to evaluate the patient’s vital signs and objective lung examination data; 3) to prescribe appropriate examinations and interpret their results; 4) to define differential diagnoses; 5) to prescribe an appropriate palliative treatment plan.

1.After the study course, the medical resident will know how to: 1) collect the most important information obtained by examining the patient and evaluating the data of additional examinations; 2) apply appropriate examination and treatment methods; 3) present the patient in councils; 4) draw up a palliative treatment plan.

1.Using the acquired knowledge and skills, the medical resident will be able to formulate a diagnosis, perform differential diagnosis, interpret the examination data, develop a structural treatment plan, logically formulate and explain the goals of treatment, evaluate its effectiveness and side effects.