Assessment and Response to the Wish to Hasten Death in Patients with Advanced Disease (8th Edition)

1. Train the student in the early detection of the wish to hasten death, as well as respond in a meaningful way, within a clinical context.
2. Acquire theoretical knowledge about the aspects that underlie the appearance of the wish to hasten death.
3. Acquire or improve self-confidence in complex conversations, specifically in the assessment and response to the wish to die.
4. Acquire theoretical knowledge on the legislative and ethical framework around the manifestation of the wish to hasten death. 

Physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and other health disciplines in contact with patients who express a wish to hasten death.

Theoretical and expositional online classes (asynchronous activity)

• Resolution of clinical cases through videos with simulated patients (asynchronous activity)
• Study of relevant articles (asynchronous activity)
• Participation in discussion forums (asynchronous activity)
• Tutorial follow-up (asynchronous activity)
• Realización de actividades de los módulos (1, 2, 3.1, 3.2, 4 y 5) (asynchronous activity)

6 on-site sessions with the professor of the modules: 1, 2, 3.1, 3.2, 4 y 5 (synchronous activity)

• Duration: approximately 1 hour
• Days before the start of the course, the schedule of synchronous sessions is sent out
• Participation in the synchronous sessions: participation is recommended, but not mandatory.
• Synchronous sessions: they are recorded and the link of the record is posted for candidates who cannot participate synchronously.
• Methodology: resolution of doubts, dialogue with the candidates, resolution of clinical cases, sharing of experiences.
• Approximate schedule of the synchronous sessions: they are usually at 18h CEST to facilitate the attendance of candidates from Latin America.
• Day of the week of the synchronous sessions: usually between Tuesday or Wednesday
• Completion of self-learning activities and exercises according to the programmed schedule (asynchronous activity).
• Assessment: Module 6. Submission of online activities (asynchronous activity).

The ERDAM course contains activities that candidates are required to complete throughout the modules. The activities of each module are scheduled according to the planned calendar; each module has a date for the delivery of the activities. In addition, module 6 of the ERDAM course corresponds to the final assessment. A series of videos of clinical cases are proposed to the candidates and they have to solve them.

In order to obtain the diploma of successful completion of the course, candidates must complete at least 80% of the programmed activities within the time limit. One of the activities of module 6 is mandatory to obtain the diploma of achievement.