Leticia Rubio1, Mónica López-García2, María J Gaitán-Arroyo1, Jaime Martin-Martin3, Ignacio Santos-Amaya1. 1. Department of Human Anatomy, Legal Medicine and History of Science. Area of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Malaga, Spain. 2. Department of Human Anatomy, Legal Medicine and History of Science. Area of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Malaga, Spain; Fundación CUDECA Cuidados Paliativos. Cudeca Hospice. IBIMA CA-15, Spain. 3. Department of Human Anatomy, Legal Medicine and History of Science. Area of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Malaga, Spain; Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Clinometric Group (F-14), Spain. Electronic address: jaimemartinmartin@uma.es.
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the schools that teach ethical and legal aspects within the subject of palliative care in the degrees of medicine and nursing in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Descriptive Analysis of the palliative care subject and their ethical and legal curricular competencies in the Spanish Nursing and Physicians undergraduate. The training received in legal ethical aspects related to palliative care was compared with the criteria established by the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). DATA SOURCES: The National Conference of Nursing Deans, The National Conference of Spanish Medical Faculty Deans and The Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities databases were searched. RESULTS: Twenty-one universities have an undergraduate in medicine with palliative care in their curricular training explicitly. The degree in nursing is present in fifty-six universities, palliative care is present in 62.5% of the cases. The degrees of nursing and medicine receive approximately the same level of training in ethical and legal aspects of palliative care. CONCLUSION: The specific training received in ethical and legal issues of palliative care must be improved in medical and nursing to meet the EAPC levels.
This study aimed to analyze the schools that teach ethical and legal aspects within the subject of palliative care in the degrees of medicine and nursing in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Descriptive Analysis of the palliative care subject and their ethical and legal curricular competencies in the Spanish Nursing and Physicians undergraduate. The training received in legal ethical aspects related to palliative care was compared with the criteria established by the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC). DATA SOURCES: The National Conference of Nursing Deans, The National Conference of Spanish Medical Faculty Deans and The Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities databases were searched. RESULTS: Twenty-one universities have an undergraduate in medicine with palliative care in their curricular training explicitly. The degree in nursing is present in fifty-six universities, palliative care is present in 62.5% of the cases. The degrees of nursing and medicine receive approximately the same level of training in ethical and legal aspects of palliative care. CONCLUSION: The specific training received in ethical and legal issues of palliative care must be improved in medical and nursing to meet the EAPC levels.
Authors: Jaime Martín-Martín; Mónica López-García; María Dolores Medina-Abellán; Cristina María Beltrán-Aroca; Stella Martín-de-Las-Heras; Leticia Rubio; María Dolores Pérez-Cárceles Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-05-10 Impact factor: 3.390