A TWO-YEAR diploma that teaches doctors how to care for terminally ill patients will debut next year as health officials look to bolster palliative services in Singapore.
The course aims to equip doctors with the skills to handle palliative emergencies, manage pain, deal with depressed patients and console grieving relatives.
'Palliative care care is a relatively new discipline and we are only just beginning to build up our professionally-trained workforce,' said Dr Cynthia Goh, the director of the newly-opened Lien Centre for Palliative Care, which will help run the course.
Read Jessica Jaganathan's full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
