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Development of Objectives to Inform a National Standardized Primary Palliative Care Curriculum for Health Professions Students. J Palliat Med 2023 Mar;26(3):406-410

Date

01/07/2023

Pubmed ID

36608317

DOI

10.1089/jpm.2022.0396

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85149402417 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   3 Citations

Abstract

Introduction: Despite recent educational advances, the need for a national standardized primary palliative care curriculum for health professions students remains evident. Methods: An interprofessional leadership team developed a set of core learning objectives built on previously published competencies. A survey was then sent to palliative care experts for feedback and consensus. Results: Twenty-eight of 31 objectives met a 75% consensus threshold, 2 were combined with others, and 12 were refined based on survey feedback. Discussion: With interprofessional input at all stages, we finalized a comprehensive list of 26 learning objectives for a primary palliative care curriculum targeting health professions students. These objectives will be widely available through an online course but can also be adopted for use by individual educators across health professions institutions. These objectives and related curriculum are critical to producing practice-ready clinicians who are prepared to care for the burgeoning population of seriously ill patients.

Author List

Zehm A, Smith S, Schaefer KG, Jonas D, Bullock K, Edwards RL, Reville B, Jaramillo C, Webb AC, Rydberg J, Merel SE

Author

April Zehm BS, MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Curriculum
Health Occupations
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Palliative Care
Students