Palliative Care Training For Doctors & Nurses

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The 2nd batch of the six weeks Basic Certificate Course In Palliative Medicine (BCCPM) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University ended successfully . The Basic Certificate Course in Palliative Medicine is aimed at helping the professionals to consolidate and develop their confidence and expertise in palliative care and continue for further education. The course started on March 27, 2011 and ended on May 05, 2011. Nine doctors had participated in the 2nd course. The course was jointly organized by the Centre for Palliative Care, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM), Kerala, India. The director of IPM came here as an external examiner to take the final examination, as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two institutes. He also delivered few lectures to the participants regarding palliative care. He stayed from 3rd May, 2011 to 7th May, 2011.

Touching Souls International provided all the expenses for the expert doctor from Institute of Palliative Medicine, Kerala, India to train the doctors of Bangladesh in Palliative Medicine. Goal of Touching Souls International is to train more doctors of Bangladesh in Palliative Care, so in return these doctors can provide their service in palliative care for the patients in need.

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• Palliative Care
• Health
• Training Doctors
• National Hospice Foundation