Purpose Palliative care is constantly increasing around the world. The knowledge and skills
of future physicians in this area are crucial. This study evaluates the psychometric properties …

Background: Although the provision of palliative care (PC) is fundamental to the role of the
physician, little research has assessed the competence of trainee and experienced …

Background Palliative care knowledge is essential in primary healthcare due to the
increasing number of patients who require attention in the final stage of their life. Health …

Background Providing end of life care for dying patients and those with life-threatening
diseases is one of the core competences of physician. During the course of training all …

Objectives: A well-educated and aware staff are the needed to overcome barriers to
palliative care provision in the face of ever-increasing needs of palliative care in developing …

Context: There is a need to improve both primary palliative care (PPC) education and its
assessment in graduate medical education (GME). We developed an instrument based on …

In 2004, 3 OSCE stations were developed to assess the impact of a palliative care course on
the competencies of rural family medicine residents. Instruments were also developed to …

Background: The observed structured clinical examination (OSCE) is an important tool to
assess clinical competencies; however, there are no reported palliative care OSCEs for …

Background: The provision of palliative care (PC) for individuals with a life-threatening
condition is fundamental to the role of the physician, in order to improve quality of life; …

Aims: The objective of this paper was to assess the knowledge about palliative care
amongst nursing professionals using the palliative care knowledge test (PCKT). Settings …