To ensure its success, a new curriculum has to meet the needs of learners, patients, and the
institution. A review of the literature indicates that despite a tremendous need for palliative …

Purpose:(1) To assess British medical students' experiences and education in palliative
care.(2) To compare experiences and education in palliative care between medical students …

In 1996 the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York, began a
major curricular reform called the Double Helix Curriculum, integrating basic science and …

Studies assessing palliative care education in US medical schools reveal that little attention
is paid to this topic. Although core competencies have been defined, few schools have …

Background: Undergraduate education in palliative care is essential if doctors are to be
competent to care for dying patients and their families in a range of specialties and …

Background: Demographic change and the medical imperative to accompany patients at all
times and also in the case of illness leading to death require good basic knowledge of …

Worldwide, more than 19 million people require palliative care because of an advanced
stage of disease. Undergraduate nursing education should include palliative care as the …

Context It is well recognised that teaching about palliative care, death and dying should
begin at undergraduate level. The General Medical Council in the UK has issued clear …

Despite the fact that most palliative care educators are involved in teaching, there is little
literature devoted to education specifically within palliative care. This book bridges that gap …

When the EAPC was formed in 1988 many European countries were still without Palliative
Care services and few medical schools taught Palliative Care. In those that did, the time …