Public Health Approach to Developing Palliative Care.

Unlabelled: Nepal has witnessed demographic and epidemiological transition resulting in the shift from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases as the major disease burden. Around 60% of mortalities and morbidities are attributable to non-communicable diseases of which the majority end with the need for palliative care services. The current palliative care services in Nepal are in the infancy stage compared with other services.

Competency Based Post Graduate Residency Program at Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal.

Competency-based medical education has evolved as an alternative approach in the residency training program. It shows potential to align educational programs with health system priorities through defining the competencies of graduating doctors. Designing and implementing Competency Based Post Graduate (CBPG) training in a resource-limited setting, where most of the trainings are still run in a conventional approach, is a big challenge.