In Italy the majority of healthcare workers have not received specific training to increase the skills that allow for more humanized care. CIPOMO created the “Humanities in Oncology’ school, the first in Italy and one of thefirst in Europe aimed at medical oncologists to create a connection between oncology, the human sciences applied in medicine and the communication training.
The project is launched this morning in the Benedict XVI hall at the Teutonic College of Vatican City. “Our school aims to promote that set of relational and human communication skills necessary in the oncologist profession"