Undergraduate teaching in palliative care in Irish medical schools: a questionnaire survey

Dowling, Stephanie; Broomfield, D

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01494.x

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“…27 Similarly, ethical and legal issues and psychological aspects of palliative care ranked highly in a survey of Thai medical students and teachers, with only 67% of students reporting that they had learnt pain management. 28 Less consistently taught topics vary between studies but include anorexia/cachexia, 24,25 multidisciplinary team work, 24,26,28,29 and religious and cultural aspects of care. 29…”

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“…28 Less consistently taught topics vary between studies but include anorexia/cachexia, 24,25 multidisciplinary team work, 24,26,28,29 and religious and cultural aspects of care. 29…”

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“…Fourteen articles were identified that compared and reviewed the range of teaching methods employed in palliative care education among multiple institutions. 7 –9,20 –25,27,29,39 –41 The articles are summarized in Table 3. These articles were all descriptive in nature.…”

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“…7,23 –25 Although several studies report variable use of different modalities in Swiss, Irish, German, and Canadian medical schools, longitudinal data are not available. 25,27,29,40…”

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“…28 Less consistently taught topics vary between studies but include anorexia/cachexia, 24,25 multidisciplinary team work, 24,26,28,29 and religious and cultural aspects of care. 29…”

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“…7,23 –25 Although several studies report variable use of different modalities in Swiss, Irish, German, and Canadian medical schools, longitudinal data are not available. 25,27,29,40…”

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“…As rotações de Cuidados Paliativos oferecidas aos estudantes têm uma carga horária reduzida e o seu conteúdo é predominantemente teórico. 7 Os estudantes de Medicina em todo o mundo centralizam o seu esforço no estudo biomédico mais aprofundado dos processos fisiopatológicos, da terapêutica dirigida a doenças específicas. São treinados como cientistas biomédicos, incentivados a tornarem-se médicos de cura de doença, mais do que cuidadores do doente como um todo.…”

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Palliative Medicine is a medical, scientific, rigorous and humanized knowledge that treats patients and their families with chronic, progressive and incurable diseases. During his academic curriculum, the medical student centralizes his strengths in the physiologic process of particular diseases, diagnosis and treatment. The undergraduate medical curriculum doesn´t contemplate the principles of Palliative Care and rarely defines the individual on a holistic perspective. Young medical students are trained as biomedical scientists, doctors that cure the disease, rather than healers of the individual as a whole. It´s desirable that the undergraduate Palliative Care teaching slowly penetrates the academic structure, ideally becoming an obligatory part of the curriculum. Through his personal experience, the author intends to give some orientations to young medical students to overcome the difficulties found when trying to transmit and practice the principles of Palliative Care within medical teams that have deficient knowledge on this specific area.

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Access and Attitudes Toward Palliative Care Among Movement Disorders Clinicians

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Background Neuropalliative care is an emerging field for those with neurodegenerative illnesses, but access to neuropalliative care remains limited. Objective We sought to determine Movement Disorder Society (MDS) members' attitudes and access to palliative care. Methods A quantitative and qualitative survey instrument was developed by the MDS Palliative Care Task Force and e‐mailed to all members for completion. Descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis were triangulated. Results Of 6442 members contacted, 652 completed the survey. Completed surveys indicating country of the respondent overwhelmingly represented middle‐ and high‐income countries. Government‐funded homecare was available to 54% of respondents based on patient need, 25% limited access, and 21% during hospitalization or an acute defined event. Eighty‐nine percent worked in multidisciplinary teams. The majority endorsed trigger‐based referrals to palliative care (75.5%), while 24.5% indicated any time after diagnosis was appropriate. Although 66% referred patients to palliative care, 34% did not refer patients. Barriers were identified by 68% of respondents, the most significant being available workforce, financial support for palliative care, and perceived knowledge of palliative care physicians specific to movement disorders. Of 499 respondents indicating their training in palliative care or desire to learn these skills, 55% indicated a desire to gain more skills. Conclusions The majority of MDS member respondents endorsed a role for palliative care in movement disorders. Many members have palliative training or collaborate with palliative care physicians. Although significant barriers exist to access palliative care, the desire to gain more skills and education on palliative care is an opportunity for professional development within the MDS. © 2021 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

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Undergraduate teaching in palliative care in Irish medical schools: a questionnaire survey

Abstract: The teaching of palliative care in Irish medical schools appears to fulfil the suggested curriculum. Co-ordination of this teaching should be improved.

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Palliative Care in Undergraduate Medical Education—How Far Have We Come?

Palliative Care in Undergraduate Medical Education—How Far Have We Come?

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Access and Attitudes Toward Palliative Care Among Movement Disorders Clinicians

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