Realizing medical education is on the brink of a major paradigm shift from structure-and
process-based to competency-based education and measurement of outcomes, the authors …

This article examines the evolution of and need for" end-of-life conversations." Barriers to
end-of-life discussions that have been identified in patients and families, health care …

Background and Objective: This review updates and expands on previous reviews of
educational interventions for primary care providers (PCPs) involved in palliative and end-of …

Purpose. Medical education inadequately prepares students for interdisciplinary
collaboration, an essential component of palliative care and numerous other areas of clinical …

With the rising incidence of cancer and with more terminally ill patients wishing to be cared
for at home, it is clear that there is a growing need for general practitioners (GPs) who are …

Recent calls for increased palliative care education of physicians and a need to improve the
effectiveness of palliative care delivery in rural areas are the stimuli for this study. The needs …

IN 1997, THE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (ABIM) added" End-of-Life
Care" to its edu-cational requirements for postgraduate education. To assist residency …

Design CBE programs that focus on relevant aspects of chronic disease management. In
addition to programs focussed on particular chronic diseases these include:• analysis and …

Purpose: In 1997, a biweekly, 18-month Palliative Care Seminar Series was started at Mount
Sinai School of Medicine as a way to explore participants' beliefs about palliative care and to …

The impetus for this project was the new deep space exploration mission charter given to the
National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) to return humans to the moon and …