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

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.

Palliative care and palliative radiotherapy education in radiation oncology: A survey of US radiation oncology program directors.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (26_suppl) ◽  
pp. 178-178
Author(s):  
Randy Wei ◽  
Lauren Colbert ◽  
Joshua Adam Jones ◽  
Gabrielle Kane ◽  
Margarita Racsa-Alamgir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Palliative Care Service ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Residency Program Directors

178 Background: To assess the state of palliative care education curricula in radiation oncology residency programs in the United States. Methods: We surveyed 90 program directors of radiation oncology residency programs in the United States from September 2015 to November 2015. An electronic survey on palliative care education during residency was sent to all program directors. The survey consisted of questions on perceived relevance of palliative care in radiation oncology residency, formal didactics on domains of palliative care, effective teaching formats for palliative care education, and perceived barriers for integrating palliative care into the residency curriculum. Results: Sixty-three percent (57/90) residency program directors completed the survey. Most (93%) program directors agree or strongly agree that palliative care is an important competency for radiation oncologists. A vast majority (90%) of programs have dedicated palliative care services; however, only 57% of programs offer residents an opportunity to spend elective time on a palliative care service. Of these programs, only 30% reported residents rotating on a palliative care service in the past two years. Furthermore, 67% of residency programs have formal educational activities in principles and practice of palliative care. The palliative care curriculum included faculty-led lectures (73%), resident-led lectures (42%), and seminars (22%). Most programs have one or more hours of formal didactics on management of pain (66%), management of neuropathic pain (64%), and management of nausea and vomiting (64%). 35%, 46%, and 48% programs had one or more hours of management of non-physical symptoms including fatigue, anorexia, and anxiety, respectively. Conclusions: Residency program directors believe that palliative care is an important competency for their trainees. The survey revealed that many programs have structured curricula on PSC and palliative radiation education, but that there are still areas for improvement.

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

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

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
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document