摘要
2013 National Cancer Specialist Palliative Care Training Class, jointly hosted by Cancer Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Committee, China (CRPC) and European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), was held on May 18th–19th in Wuhan, China.More than 70 medical staff from 70 hospitals all over the country took part in the class.More than 10 specialists from home and abroad gave speeches on pain, digestive symptoms, respiratory symptoms, spiritual symptoms and end-of-life care.The training class was hosted by Professor Shiying Yu, chairmen of CPRC and chief of Tongji Cancer Center, and Professor Duanqi Liu, chief of Cancer Center, the General Hospital of Beijing Military Region (Fig.1).