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Time is Short: Tools to Integrate Palliative Care and Communication Skills Education into Your Surgical Residency.

Authors :
Lin J
Cook M
Siegel T
Marterre B
Chapman AC
Source :
Journal of surgical education [J Surg Educ] 2023 Nov; Vol. 80 (11), pp. 1669-1674. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 27.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The need to integrate palliative care (PC) training into surgical education has been increasingly recognized. Our aim is to describe a set of PC educational strategies, with a range of requisite resources, time, and prior expertise, to provide options that surgical educators can tailor for different programs. Each of these strategies has been successfully employed individually or in some combination at our institutions, and components can be generalized to other training programs. Asynchronous and individually paced PC training can be provided using existing resources published by the American College of Surgeons and upcoming SCORE curriculum modules. A multiyear PC curriculum, with didactic components of increasing complexity for more advanced residents, can be applied based on available time in the didactic schedule and local expertise. Simulation-based training in PC skills can be developed to provide objective competency-based training. Finally, a dedicated rotation on a surgical palliative care service can provide the most immersive experience with steps toward clinical entrustment of PC skills for trainees.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1878-7452
Volume :
80
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of surgical education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37385930
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.06.005