Erlangen University Hospital wins price for innovative palliative film project!

Erlangen University Hospital wins price for innovative palliative film project!

An outstanding film project by the University Hospital Erlangen has received the award for ethics in palliative care! Under the title "Life - Die: Let's talk about it!" the clinic's clinical department caused a sensation at the 15th Congress of the German Society for Palliative Medicine in Aachen. The team, led by Dr. Caroline Hack was honored for his commitment to put the important topic of the hospice and palliative care in the spotlight.

The award -winning project explains the challenges of the end of life in an understandable way. In a touching film, the fate of a fictional cancer patient from initial diagnosis to palliative care is presented. Experts of the university hospital commented on the scenes and were available to the audience for questions. The jury praised the creativity and originality of the approach, which builds up fears and tried to clarify the public. With a prize money of 6,000 euros, the visibility of ethical topics in palliative medicine is further funded. more www.infranken.de .