End-of-life care is an essential element of quality cancer care. Nevertheless, a majority of
physicians and nurses working at cancer centers feel unprepared for this task. As part of a …

Background: Contemporary medicine has begun to reemphasize the importance of palliative
and end-of-life-care. This shift requires a commensurate change in physician education to …

This article presents recommendations for improving the education of physicians about end-
of-life care in the acute care hospital setting. The authors, who have a variety of …

Deficiencies in education about end-of-life care are widely recognized, both in the" formal"
or structured curriculum, and in the" informal" curriculum (the culture in which students are …

The need for improved palliative care education has been well documented [1–5]. Current
information confirms that physicians and nurses have insufficient training in topics related to …

Objective: The majority of medical school training focuses primarily on curative principles of
care. Students receive little palliative care education despite studies indicating that for most …

Background. Physicians receive limited systematic training in caring for dying people. The
majority of training focuses on technical skills. Methods. This study surveyed medical …

Background: Medical care at the end of life remains poor. One approach to improving end-of-
life care is through education of medical trainees. However, evidence regarding the structure …

The medical management of end-of-life symptoms, and the psychosocial care of the dying
and their families have not been a specific part of the curriculum for undergraduate medical …

PURPOSE: More than 50 million people die each year around the world. Nurses are crucial
in providing care to these individuals and their families as they spend the most time at the …