The recognition of palliative care and palliative medicine as discrete specialties in many
countries implies that the teaching and learning of such care needs to expand and develop …

This article provides guidance on the integral role of physical therapy, occupational therapy
(OT), and speech language pathology (SLP) in palliative care (PC), underlining the …

Greater emphasis needs to be placed on medical student palliative care education within
the Australian arena. The development of a comprehensive, relevant and practical …

Abstract Background: The Australasian Chapter of the Palliative Medicine (AChPM)
Curriculum Development Group identified communication as a core skill that trainees in …

Introduction General practitioners (GP) are key in the delivery of primary palliative care in the
community, so appropriate knowledge and skills are needed. Previous research has …

Objectives: Despite palliative care being standard for patients with chronic and/or life-limiting
conditions, a perceived lack of clarity regarding the definition and scope of palliative care …

London recognized palliative medicine as a specialty within general internal medicine. In
practice this meant that a doctor who had met stringent criteria for entry to the training …

Background: Palliative care is an integral part of the general practitioner's role and palliative
care teaching and training should be available for GP registrars during vocational training …

Irish speech-language pathology (SLP) graduates were recently required to have dysphagia
competency. Five experienced dysphagia clinicians from a variety of settings were …

ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES demonstrate that physicians learn best through active
processes of participation in solving problems directly relevant to their needs. In order to …