Add to ORKGMany geriatricians care for terminally ill and dying patients, but it is unclear whether the current geriatric medicine fellows receive sufficient training in hospice and palliative care (H&PC). A national cross-sectional survey was conducted between March and June 2011 to determine fellows ’ experience and perceived competency with H&PC. Fellows (143 of 298, 48%) and program directors (PDs; 69 of 150, 46%) answered the surveys on paper or online. Three-fourths of the fellows planned to practice H&PC; however, only 35 % fellows versus 42 % PDs believed that fellows were well prepared in this area. Factors associated with fellows ’ self-reported better preparation included completion of an H&PC rotation, experiences with an i...
Background: Globally, residential aged care is a common place to receive palliative care. Yet 70% of...
Palliative care is a uniquely demanding field in that clinicians routinely address the complex needs...
In response to a 2011 finding that approximately 27 % of Medicare-certified hospices do not provide ...
Many geriatricians care for terminally ill and dying patients, but it is unclear whether the current...
With increasing numbers of patients with cancer, AIDS, and other chronic, life-threatening illnesses...
Purpose: To evaluate primary care physicians ’ understanding of and experience with advance care pla...
Background: Despite requirements for palliative care training during fellowship, there is a paucity ...
Objective: As medical education evolves, emphasis on chronic care management within the medical curr...
Background In the last month of life, many patients suf-fer from multiple symptoms and problems. Pro...
Objective: Community physicians have a vital role in delivering palliative care, yet their will-ingn...
Background: End-of-life care is deemed to be poor in the United States – particularly in large teach...
There is limited research about the provision of complementary and alternative (CAM) in US hospices....
is terminally ill and make a case to restructure training by reallocat-ing resources from fellowship...
of elderly patients ’ concerns in different areasDepartment of Primary Care, Leipzig Medical School,...
To examine the effects of early palliative care (PC; EPC;3 days after admission) consultation versus...
Background: Globally, residential aged care is a common place to receive palliative care. Yet 70% of...
Palliative care is a uniquely demanding field in that clinicians routinely address the complex needs...
In response to a 2011 finding that approximately 27 % of Medicare-certified hospices do not provide ...
Many geriatricians care for terminally ill and dying patients, but it is unclear whether the current...
With increasing numbers of patients with cancer, AIDS, and other chronic, life-threatening illnesses...
Purpose: To evaluate primary care physicians ’ understanding of and experience with advance care pla...
Background: Despite requirements for palliative care training during fellowship, there is a paucity ...
Objective: As medical education evolves, emphasis on chronic care management within the medical curr...
Background In the last month of life, many patients suf-fer from multiple symptoms and problems. Pro...
Objective: Community physicians have a vital role in delivering palliative care, yet their will-ingn...
Background: End-of-life care is deemed to be poor in the United States – particularly in large teach...
There is limited research about the provision of complementary and alternative (CAM) in US hospices....
is terminally ill and make a case to restructure training by reallocat-ing resources from fellowship...
of elderly patients ’ concerns in different areasDepartment of Primary Care, Leipzig Medical School,...
To examine the effects of early palliative care (PC; EPC;3 days after admission) consultation versus...
Background: Globally, residential aged care is a common place to receive palliative care. Yet 70% of...
Palliative care is a uniquely demanding field in that clinicians routinely address the complex needs...
In response to a 2011 finding that approximately 27 % of Medicare-certified hospices do not provide ...