The ACA training programme to improve communication between general practitioners and their palliative care patients: development and applicability.
We describe the development of a new training programme on GP-patient communication in palliative care, and the applicability to GPs and GP Trainees. This 'ACA training programme' focuses on  A vailability of the GP for the patient,  C urrent issues that should be raised by the GP, and  A nticipating various scenarios. Evaluation results indicate the ACA training programme to be applicable to GPs and GP Trainees. The ACA checklist was appreciated by GPs as useful both in practice and as a learning tool, whereas GP Trainees mainly appreciated the list for use in practice.
Department of General Practice, EMGO + Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. slortentan@planet.nl.
Willemjan
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Slort
Annette H
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Blankenstein
Bernardina S
BS
Wanrooij
Henriëtte E
HE
van der Horst
Luc
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Deliens