Teaching hospice medicine to medical students, house staff, and other caregivers in the United Kingdom.
This paper outlines the development of a medical education programme within the existing programme of the Macmillan Education Centre of the Dorothy House Foundation, Bath, England, between 1989 and 1992. A review of some of the significant contributions to the literature in this area is followed by a description of the initial research that was instrumental in designing these courses. A review of activities of the Centre is reported. A more detailed description of a course specifically designed for family doctors is made. A natural development from that course was one for all disciplines involved in caring for the terminally ill--this is described--along with some of the difficulties of such a method of education. Reference is made to evaluative work undertaken with reporting of initial data and work still in progress. Conclusions are drawn about the nature of such workshops and comment made on the role of facilitation.
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D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D013337:Students, Medical; D006113:United Kingdom