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Contextualization: The end-of-life process is an inherent subject of professional practice in the health area. However, many educational institutions have curricular inadequacies in this area; allowing graduates to inadequately act in this situation. In view of this, the present work reports the experience of an educational project which aimed the training of health students in matters involved with the ‘end-of-life’. Description of the experience: The activities were carried out at a university in the city of Belem, Para (PA), Brazil; with a total duration of 4 days. In all, 30 students from the health area participated in lectures, classes, discussions and practical workshops with the following subjects: “Near-Death Experience”; “Terminal Patient Approach”; “Acting of the Medical Specialties in Relation to Terminal Patients”; “Euthanasia, Orthotanasia and Dysthanasia”; “Suicidal Ideation in Terminal Patients”; “Communication of Bad News”; and “Organ Donation”; which were given by psychologists, doctors, among others. Results and Impacts: The event was considered satisfactory, since it clarified matters little addressed in the curriculum. Most of the participants approved this initiative, mainly due to the fact that they had learned actively. Final considerations: The end-of‑life process is a topic that must be increasingly approached within educational institutions, as it allows the formation of more qualified and humanized professionals in their care. In this way, such educational project could contribute in a beneficial way to this proposal. |
