Desarrollo de un Curso Monográfico de Investigación en Medicina Paliativa.Declaración del Castillo de la Mota.

This article presents the characteristics and some results of the 3rd Monographic Course on Palliative Medicine Research organized within the Master on Palliative Medicine of the University of Valladolid. The one weekend long course was carried out in May, 2004. This meeting follows the necessary characteristics that an advanced training course in Palliative Medicine must have in the experience of the authors. In the course participated 61 doctors, most of them professionals in Palliative Care Teams, as well as professors with an extended experience in clinical research both in Spain and abroad. The different activities that were carried out included formal presentations on research methodology applied to Palliative Care, other sessions on clinical problems the special interest, get-togethers and small discussion groups. At the end, the course was evaluated by the participants. The overall assessment of the course as well as the score of its content were homogeneously high (8-9 out of 10). The article also includes on behalf of all the participants in the course, the Declaration of la Mota Castle on the importance of research on Palliative Care in Spain.