Academic programs

Masters

• The Master 2 Santé, course Fins de vie et médecine palliative, at Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, is a unique course in France for training in scientific research in the field of palliative and end-of-life medicine.
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• The second year of the Ethics, Science, Health and Society master's program at Université Paris Saclay offers UEs in the field of Palliative Care and the end of life in the second year.
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• The master's degree in Public Health, course Health Ethics (EthiS) at the University of Caen Normandie, aims to develop knowledge and research based on the analysis of ethical issues in professional practices and the evaluation of care pathways on fundamental issues, including end-of-life decisions and support for states of vulnerability.
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• The master's degree Savoirs en société, course Santé, médecine et questions sociales de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales (HESS) de Paris brings together multidisciplinary teaching (history, anthropology, sociology, political science, demography...) around health and social issues.
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• The second year of the Medical and Environmental Humanities master's program at the Universities of Burgundy and Franche-Comté offers a multidisciplinary offering in health and the humanities and social sciences.
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DU - DIU

• The University DiplomaExpertise in Pain Medicine and Perinatal, Pediatric and Adult Palliative Medicine at Université Paris Cité aims to deepen knowledge in biomedical sciences and humanities to develop an approach focused on children, adolescents, adults and the elderly in pain and/or at the end of life.
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• The Clinical Ethics, Bioethics and End of Life university diploma offered by the University of Bordeaux and ERENA Bordeaux provides knowledge in clinical ethics, research, end of life and bioethics
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• The inter-university diploma Acute, Chronic Pain & Pediatric Palliative Care offers to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge on the specificities of pain and palliative care in children and adolescents. One module is devoted to research-related aspects.
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• The Pain, palliative approach and pediatric and adult terminal palliative care university diploma includes the ability to develop clinical, fundamental or ethical research among its objectives.
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• The Ethics of end of life, disability and aging university diploma at the University of Lorraine offers to integrate ethical reflection in the fields of end of life, disability and aging, and includes an introduction to research.
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• The Approfondissement en soins palliatifs inter-university diploma at Grenoble Alpes University includes among its objectives the promotion of research in the field of palliative care.
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• The inter-university diploma (DIU) Practical Clinical Research (PRATIC) offered by the University of Angers aims to provide the theoretical knowledge and skills needed to conduct a research project.
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• The inter-university diploma (DIU) Pediatric pain and palliative care offered by the universities of Paris, Clermont-Ferrand, Nancy and Sorbonne aims to deepen knowledge in the biomedical sciences and humanities, to develop an approach focused on the child and adolescent at the end of life. The aim is also to promote research in the field of pediatric pain and palliative care.
  Consult the DIU presentation on the University of Paris website
• The University Diploma (DU) Deepening in the ethics of palliative and end-of-life care offered by the University of Bordeaux provides effective competence in ethics for professionals working in palliative care or caring for people in palliative care.
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• The aim of the Deuils and bereavement University Diploma (DU) offered by Amiens University Hospital, the University of Picardie Jules Verne and the Espace de réflexion éthique des Hauts de France is to provide a better understanding of the dynamics of bereavement in order to support those concerned.
  Consulter le programme prévisionnel du DU

Online courses

• The Humanities in Health MOOC offered by CNAM involves several members of the Platform's scientific board. Only some of the topics covered concern the end of life, as this e-learning course focuses on care and medical ethics more generally.