Australian resident doctors want more palliative medicine education: a survey of attitudes and perceived needs.
Most expected deaths occur in acute hospitals, and medical staff providing end-of-life care are generally not palliative medicine specialists. Through a voluntary self-administered survey, this study explored resident doctors' attitudes to palliative medicine and their perceived educational needs. Fifty-two resident doctors participated (response rate 39%), mostly acknowledging the importance of palliative medicine to their practice and emphasising that further postgraduate education is necessary.
Palliative Care, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. jennifer.weil@svhm.org.au
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010465:Perception; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*