Needs assessment of current palliative care education in U.S. hematology/oncology fellowship programs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jafar H. Al-Mondhiry ◽  
Aaron D. Burkenroad ◽  
Eric Zhang ◽  
Christopher J. Pietras ◽  
Ambereen K. Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Fellowship Programs

Long-term collaboration for building sustainable palliative care in Belarus.

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (29_suppl) ◽  
pp. 142-142
Author(s):  
Sarah Slater ◽  
Kathleen Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
The United States ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
Healthcare Administrators

142 Background: The WHO and the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance have published findings that only 10% of the 20.4 million people who need palliative care currently receive it. A major barrier to meeting that need is insufficient education of healthcare workers in palliative care. Over the last decade, palliative care has attracted significant interest from the government of Belarus, with the first adult hospice founded in 2005 and introduced palliative care into the National Healthcare Law in 2013. However, the country faces a shortage of healthcare providers trained in palliative care. We report on the experience of developing and implementing a palliative care curriculum in Belarus. Methods: We first conducted a needs assessment that examined physician knowledge of and attitudes toward palliative care, the legal status of palliative care, drug availability, and other topics. We utilized past in-country experience, a literature review, a questionnaire, and interviews with Belarusian colleagues. Based on the needs assessment, we developed, modified, and translated a 25-lecture curriculum that was comprehensive, at an adequate difficulty level, and culturally appropriate. A team of four clinicians taught the curriculum in Belarus over to an audience of physicians, and healthcare administrators. Results: The course was well-received—participants were satisfied, reported a better understanding of palliative care, and improved their skills and confidence in managing symptoms and discussing prognosis. Conclusions: We have continued our collaboration with our Belarusian colleagues. New government policies and have passed which promote palliative care. We subsequently held a web-based teleconference with members of the Ministry of Health as well has medical education administrators in Belarus to discuss the structure of palliative care programs in the United States and our model of palliative care education. A second in-person palliative care education workshop for both physicians and nurses is being planned for the fall of 2015. We hope that our experience provides encouragement and resources for the continued promotion of palliative care education and development worldwide.

Needs assessment of palliative care education in gynecologic oncology fellowship: We're not teaching what we think is most important

2014 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 390
Author(s):  
C. Lefkowits ◽  
P. Sukumvanich ◽  
R. Claxton ◽  
M. Courtney-Brooks ◽  
J.L. Kelley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Gynecologic Oncology ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education

A Needs Assessment of Palliative Care Education among the United States Adult Neurology Residency Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1448-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambereen K. Mehta ◽  
Salim Najjar ◽  
Natalie May ◽  
Binit Shah ◽  
Leslie Blackhall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education

Needs assessment of palliative care education in gynecologic oncology fellowship: We're not teaching what we think is most important

2014 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Lefkowits ◽  
Paniti Sukumvanich ◽  
Rene Claxton ◽  
Madeleine Courtney-Brooks ◽  
Joseph L. Kelley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Gynecologic Oncology ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education

scholarly journals A Local Needs Assessment for Palliative Care Education (S743)

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 433
Author(s):  
Neal Weisbrod ◽  
Thomas Carroll ◽  
Alec O'Connor ◽  
Timothy Quill
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education

A Needs Assessment for Southern Manitoba Physicians for Palliative Care Education

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Barnabé ◽  
Peter Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Physician Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education

Recent calls for increased palliative care education of physicians and a need to improve the effectiveness of palliative care delivery in rural areas are the stimuli for this study. The needs assessment evaluated educational needs and preferences of physicians practicing in three Regional Health Authorities in southern Manitoba in 2000, as well as semi-structured interviews with health care workers in seven rural communities. Physicians report their knowledge of symptom management issues as adequate, although for other issues in palliative care such as bereavement, psychosocial aspects of dying, and professional issues, they have less confidence. Physicians prefer learning through case studies, lectures, and self-directed learning, in settings close to their community, on the weekend. Qualitative analysis from the semi-structured interviews revealed themes related to the role of physicians in rural palliative care: i) a need for physician education, ii) physician participation within the palliative care team, and iii) physician involvement in patient-centered care.

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