title: Attitudes Toward and Experiences in End-of-life Care Education in the Intensive Care Unit: A Survey of Resident Physicians.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Resident physicians provide the most physician care to intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The body of literature about residents' palliative and end-of-life care (PC/EOLC) experiences in the ICU is limited. To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess resident physicians in multiple specialties regarding PC/EOLC in the ICU.
  
  
  METHODS
  A Web-based survey was developed and administered to all resident physicians in a single academic institution who had completed at least 1 dedicated ICU rotation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Residents reported moderate comfort in dealing with end-of-life (EOL) issues and felt somewhat prepared to care for critically ill patients at the EOL. Feedback should be provided to residents regarding their PC/EOLC skills, and education should be tailored to residents rotating in the ICU.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Section of Pain and Palliative Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA Elaine_Chen@rush.edu.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Rush University College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Judith J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McCann
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Omar B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Lateef
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*
keywords: death; end-of-life care; graduate medical education; intensive care units; life-sustaining treatment; palliative care