WP1 (Comparative analysis of education offer in Pain Medicine)
1.1. Analysis of Pain medicine study program and LLL courses in PCs
1.1 Kragujevac analysis of education offer
1.1 Podgorica analysis of education offer
1.1 Serbia analysis of education offer
1.1 Tuzla analysis of education offer
1.1 Banja Luka analysis of education offer
1.1 Italy analysis of education offer
1.1. Analysis of Pain medicine study program and LLL courses in PCs
1.2 Rijeka analysis of education offer
1.2 Slovenia analysis of education offer
1.2 Italy analysis of education offer
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Further information
Market analysis was done for PCs. Obviously, there are no defined criteria in any of the countries on how to approach this problem. The defined criteria represents a starting point and provides a development dimension in staffing for the next 5 years. As one of the HEPMP Project goals is to strengthen the capacity of higher education and create educational programs, the 5-year-period seems to be an acceptable time span for the development of staff for pain medicine. There is a Center for palliative care At University clinical center Tuzla for pain management of oncological patients, where works just one doctor, specialist in anaesthesiology and reanimatology. During 2017, there were 475 patients hospitalized and 58 patients were treated in daily hospital. Two major hospital in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, University Clinical Center Sarajevo and University clinical hospital Mostar have Pain management department as a part of a Clinic of anesthesiology and reanimatology. Republic of Serbs is an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has about 1.2 million inhabitants. The state health system of Republic of Serbs consists of: 2 University hospitals, 9 hospitals and 54 health centers. In state hospitals the number of hospital beds is 2 870.Currently there are 3700 physicians in the Republic of Serbs, of which 1582 are specialists and 2118 are doctors of family medicine. There are no personnel in the hospitals, nor the protocols on pain therapy. There are pain ambulance at the University hospitals in Banja Luka and Foča. Through this ambulance , during 2017 there were treated 1218 patients. The only palliative care is in the Gradiška hospital and has 10 beds. An analysis of the necessary changes in the treatment of pain in Montenegro is the establishment of the Center for Pain Management which would be the center for all patients who can not be taken care of at the level of primary and secondary health care. This Center would be part of the Clinical Center in Podgorica. A sharp increase in the number of patients with malignancies still requires the establishment of a specialized institution for the treatment of pain. After cardiovascular disease, about 16.6% of patients die annually in Montenegro from malignant disease. At the terminal stage, pain therapy is an integral part of all therapeutic protocols. The need for highly specialized doctors for pain therapy is increasing every day. To conclude, the production of staff for pain medicine will represent an extension of supply to citizens and their health care needs, so that their response as a health care service seeker can be a signal for adjusting and correcting the criteria in staffing for pain medicine.
1.5 Equipment purchased and installed
Further information
In most PCs, tender documentation is currently being harmonized based on defined needs in equipment that some universities intend to buy. The University of Belgrade will perform the tender procedure for procurement of equipment for Kragujevac and Dragisa Misovic within the framework of a unified procurement with equipment for the University of Belgrade. And the other PCs are in the tender preparation stage
WP2 (Development of joint curricula for PM study program)
Further information
Training of teachers from PCs in PgCs began with a stay at the University of Ljubljana. At the end of May 2018, education will followed at the University of Rijeka. It is planned that education at the University of Florence will be held in the 9th month of the current year. There had to be some harmonization of the project’s planned activities in this area, primarily due to the obligations at the local level of all universities.
2.2 HEPMP contents and teaching material developed
2.3 Formal desion of accreditation
2.5 Study program implemented
WP3 (Development of LLL courses and interventional pain medicine courses)
3.3 Desicion of accreditation of courses
3.4 Reports of LLL courses delivery
3.5 Reports of interventional pain trainings delivery
WP4 (establishment of Academic network)
4.1 Academic board established
4.2 WEB platform established
4.3 Case studies selected and incorporated
4.4 Set of recommendations for standards and procedures in the area of PM
WP5 (Project dissemination )
5.1 Report of dissemination strategy
Further information
The official website of HEPMP project is www.hepmp.med.bg.ac.rs
Further information
We have prepared and printed a HEPMP leaflet with basic project information, as well as a HEPMP business card and Roll Up for providing information during various events.
Further information
At a meeting held in Kopaonik (European continuing education program in anesthesia – CEEA) in March 2017 a lecture was held promoting HEPMP. Basic information about the project and its goals was provided, followed by an interesting discussion (the course of the project contains a program of the course held, as well as a lecture).
5.6 Signed agreement between HEIs and stakeholders
WP6 (Quality control)
Further information
As already defined, this is a way of internal evaluation; it is wise to have members from Belgrade so the meetings are more commonly held (technical issue). Suggested members are: Academician Prof. Dr. Dragan Micic, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; Prof. Dr. Dragica Babic from the Faculty of Mathematics University of Belgrade, who worked for European Commission; Dr Jelena Santric, Administrative Director of the Faculty of Medicine and Doctor of Legal Sciences; Prof. Dr. Vesna Plesinac Karapandzic from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade; as well as one member from the University of Belgrade.
6.2 Control plan for quality assurance in teaching processes developed
Further information
At first quality control meeting is was the established quality board who will monitor project maintenance and control assurance of teaching.
6.4 Survey student published
6.5 External evaluators report
WP7 (Management)
Further information
Establishment of Project Management Board Management Board consisting of members from all the Project partners has been established and consisted out of Project Team Coordinators.
Further information
The Draft Guideline was written, which should be forwarded to the partners for suggestions, and then adopted on the board.
Further information
The first kick-off meeting of the project entitled Strengthening Capacities for Higher Education of Pain Medicine in Western Balkan Countries (HEPMP) was held in Belgrade 8-9 December, 2017 at Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade. After the partner institution presentations it was summarize the first activities of the Project, according to the plan stated in the Project application. We form the Management Board consisting of members from all the Project partners and consisted out of Project Team Coordinators. The all delegations go through suggested themes and form the Quality control board as a way of internal evaluation of the Project.
Further information
The report and meeting minutes are on the project site.
7.5 Regular reports and final report
Further information
The report and meeting minutes are on the project site.
