title: End-of-life and palliative care education in US pharmacy schools.
abstract: The objective of this endeavor was to ascertain the current status of end-of-life and palliative care within the curriculum of US pharmacy schools and compare to a similar 1986 study. Additionally, responses to recent professional guidelines for pharmacy schools regarding end-of-life issues can be addressed. A fixed-choice survey was mailed to the 125 US pharmacy schools with a 49% response rate. Results revealed that the lecture format of teaching on end-of-life issues continues to be used today with an increase in offerings and greater participation by students than in 1986. Recently established guidelines and standards regarding end-of-life issues for pharmacy schools are being addressed, thus today's pharmacists should be better prepared to relate to patients with terminal illnesses and their families than in 1986.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA. dickinsong@cofc.edu
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Dickinson
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology