[Interdisciplinary continuing education in palliative nursing, medicine and care].

Changing complementary goals in medicine, nursing and care pose new challenges to health professionals. The needs of the incurably ill or dying individuals and their relations are acknowledged more intensively again today. Quality of life and comprehensive care are corner-stones in the treatment and care of this group of patients. Realisation of the principles of palliative medicine and care demands a targeted approach to this multifaceted and burdening field. Nurses, doctors, social workers and other therapists have not yet been optimally prepared for this task. A common interdisciplinary training in this evolving field gives all the specialists from the different fields an opportunity for preparation to this task.