Previous literature demonstrates that current palliative care training is in need of
improvement for medical students in global, European and Canadian contexts. The training …

Background: In 1998 we completed a successful regional pilot project in palliative care
curriculum development among 32 internal medicine residency programs recruited from the …

Background: Improving communication training for primary palliative care using a required
palliative care rotation for internal medicine (IM) residents has not been assessed. Objective …

Abstract Background and Objective: Despite the growth of palliative medicine, 39% of
hospitals do not have palliative care teams for consultation or to provide resident education …

Background: Equipping all interprofessional clinicians with foundational palliative care
competencies is essential to address the complex needs of the growing number of adults …

'''You matter because you are you. You matter to the last moment of your life and we will do
all we can, not only to help you die peacefully, but to live until you die.''.'(Dame Cicely …

Objective.—To describe the status of palliative care education in the under-graduate
medical curriculum and to offer recommendations for improvement. Data Sources.—Review …

Background. Over a period of four years the authors developed and integrated into the
curriculum of their medical school training programs in palliative medicine. Critical required …

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 authors conducted a nine-item mail questionnaire of the 16 Canadian family medicine
teaching programme directors to determine the accessibility and operation of palliative care …