Cancer pain education for physicians in practice: establishing a new paradigm.
Traditional education methods for physicians have failed to impact positively upon cancer pain clinical practice. This article presents a new paradigm for physician cancer pain education based on principles of adult learning and physician behavior theory. Three key issues that weave together education and institutionalization issues are reviewed: (a) how to make physicians aware that their current practice behavior is less than optimal; (b) how to match education objectives with appropriate education formats; and (c) how to change pain management practices without imposing new burdens on physician practice.
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Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
D000328:Adult; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010820:Physicians