Health varsity rolls out palliative care training for faculty & students

IN AN EFFORT to address the challenges of a growing elderly population and to ensure the well-being of patients with life-limiting illnesses, the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) and the Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences have rolled out a programme to train the faculty members of government medical colleges in the state in palliative care.

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In the initial phase of the programme that began last September, as many as 100 faculty members have been trained in palliative care.

KUHS vice chancellor Dr Mohanan Kunnummel said the initiative aims to train every medical student passing out in the next few years in palliative care.