This microcredential aims to empower nurses for ethical, humanised, and interdisciplinary practice in providing palliative care to children and young people. It integrates core principles and contemporary approaches to symptom management, empathetic communication, bereavement support, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams, in alignment with the latest national and international guidelines in pediatric palliative care.
The training employs active and integrative methodologies, fostering meaningful learning that is directly applicable to clinical practice. This microcredential seeks to enhance the quality of care provided and promote the professional development of nurses in this highly sensitive and specialized field.
Pediatric Palliative Care
Curso de Formação
Ano Letivo 2025/2026
Course Overview
Organic Unit:
S. João de Deus School of Nursing
Duration:
2 Weeks/1 ECTS credits ( required in curricular units)
Language:
Portuguese
Regime:
E-learning
CNAEF Areas:
- Nursing and caring (723)
For Whom
Nurses, with or without prior experience in the field of pediatric palliative care.
Datas de Realização do Curso
1st Phase (1º Momento de Oferta)
- Begin: 08/01/2026
- End: 22/01/2026
4ª feiras
08-1-26 - 17h:00min-19h:00h (online)
15-1-26 - 16h:30min-20h:30h (online)
22-1-26 - 16h:30min-20h:30h (online)
08-1-26 - 17h:00min-19h:00h (online)
15-1-26 - 16h:30min-20h:30h (online)
22-1-26 - 16h:30min-20h:30h (online)
Vacancies and Applications
Initial Places: 50
Applications and Enrollment Dates
1st Phase (1º Momento de Oferta)- Applications: 20/11/2025 to 15/12/2025
- Results: until 19/12/2025
- Enrollment: 19/12/2025 to 05/01/2026
Tuition Fees
Annual Tuition Fees
Course Committee
Timetables
4ª feiras
08-1-26 - 17h:00min-19h:00h (online)
15-1-26 - 16h:30min-20h:30h (online)
22-1-26 - 16h:30min-20h:30h (online)
08-1-26 - 17h:00min-19h:00h (online)
15-1-26 - 16h:30min-20h:30h (online)
22-1-26 - 16h:30min-20h:30h (online)
Documents
Call
Regulation
Contact Information
Director:
Marta Sofia Inácio Catarino [marta.catarino@uevora.pt]
Academic Manager: Raquel Maria Pitadas de Matos
Academic Services (online): SAC.ONLINE
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