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 study addressed the problem of the implications surrounding a lack of end-of-life
education in the respiratory therapy curriculum. Respiratory Therapy programs need to …

Background: The Institute of Medicine identifies that quality palliative/end-of-life (EOL) care
should be provided to patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses and their families by …

Background: Palliative care has become increasingly important due to the increased
prevalence of debilitating chronic illnesses in the ageing population worldwide. This has led …

Purpose Given the shortage of palliative care specialists in the United States, to ensure
quality of care for patients with serious, life-threatening illness, generalist-level palliative …

Objective To explore educational factors that influence family medicine residents'(FMRs')
intentions to offer palliative care and palliative care home visits to patients. Design …

End-of-life and palliative care, while not new, have become focal issues in the health arena.
The distinction between the two is often blurred. A number of initiatives have been used to …

Abstract Context Seriously ill Black patients receive lower quality palliative care than White
patients. Equitable access requires palliative care skills training for all physicians …

Purpose: Physician assistant (PA) education has not historically taught end-of-life and
palliative care in its curricula. While medical education has been reformed in the past 15 …

Institute of Medicine reports have identified gaps in health care professionals' knowledge of
palliative and end-of-life care, recommending improved education. Our purpose was to …