Background: Internal medicine residents are frequently called upon to provide palliative care
to hospitalized patients, but report feeling unprepared to do so effectively. Curricular …

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: Hospitalized patients with serious illness have significant symptom burden and
face complex medical decisions that often require goals of care discussions. Given the …

Purpose To assess knowledge and associated factors in palliative care. Methods Self-
administered survey of 88 internal medicine house officers in 1996. Results Twenty-one …

Abstract Background and Objective: While palliative care is becoming more important in
today's health system, the major barrier to improving the quality of palliative care appears to …

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 study examines the experiences and beliefs of university students which affect attitudes
toward palliative care. A total of 322 students responded to a survey on palliative care and …

OBJECTIVE: To examine factors that influence family physicians' decisions to practise
palliative care. DESIGN: Qualitative method of in-depth interviews. SETTING: Southwestern …

Abstract Purpose: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires that
internal medicine (IM) core curricula include end-of-life care and pain management …

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 …