Ethics and end-of-life care in the new training curriculum for ICU physicians in Italy

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1043-1045

  Giannini, Alberto ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; CERTIFICATION; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TERMINAL CARE; TRAINING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIANS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 34249711766     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0653-8     Document Type: Note

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