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1. DEFINING THE AREA OF PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE a. Palliative care b.
Hospice care c. The state of palliative and hospice care in Slovenia 2. ATTITUDE
TO DYING AND DEATH THROUGHOUT HISTORY UNTIL TODAY a. Changing attitudes at the
level of the individual, society b. The concept of tabooing / detabooing dying
and death 3. RELIEF AND MANAGEMENT OF INCURABLE DISEASE SYMPTOMS a. Physical
(body) symptoms b. Ethical issues c. Psychosocial distress d. The spiritual
aspect 4. THE COURSE OF INCURABLE DISEASE a. Stages in the course of an
incurable disease b. Dying c. Inclusion of palliative / hospice care 5. DEALING
WITH DYING AND DEATH a. Coping with the terminally ill / dying b. Facing
relatives c. Coping with healthcare workers 6. CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNICATION
WITH THE INCURABLE ILL AND HIS RELATIVES a. Basic principles of communication in
palliative / hospice care b. Tools to facilitate communication 7. MOURNING
PROCESS a. Types and stages of mourning b. Support during times of mourning 8.
CHILDREN IN PALLIATIVE / HOSPICE CARE a. A child’s/adolescent’s perception of
dying and death b. Help and support for a grieving child and his parents