title: A novel interprofessional approach to end-of-life care education: A pilot study.
abstract: Navigating the biomedical, emotional, and logistical complexity of end-of-life (EOL) care requires seamless interprofessional teamwork. Unfortunately, EOL care, interprofessional collaboration, and the role of support services such as hospice are not adequately emphasized in nursing and medical curricula. This article describes a student-run program, entitled the "HeArt of Medicine", which was designed to foster a reflective and collaborative approach to EOL care. The program consists of three workshops with a novel blend of art, science, and practical information, highlighting the need for interprofessional teamwork. Participants were surveyed before and after the workshops on their attitudes toward EOL care. Composite participant scores after workshops demonstrated increased comfort with and knowledge of EOL care topics (p = 0.001). The results show that this program has had a positive impact on participants' knowledge, comfort, and collaboration in EOL settings.
authors.affiliation: a School of Medicine, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA and.
authors.forename: Pranay
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.affiliation: b School of Nursing, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA.
authors.forename: Susan Perrin
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: a School of Medicine, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA and.
authors.forename: Chelsea Marie
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: a School of Medicine, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA and.
authors.forename: Hunter Jameson
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Poarch
authors.affiliation: a School of Medicine, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA and.
authors.forename: Kristine Elizabeth
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Gade
authors.affiliation: b School of Nursing, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA.
authors.forename: Alexander Thomas
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: a School of Medicine, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA and.
authors.forename: James Robert
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Martindale
authors.affiliation: a School of Medicine, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA and.|b School of Nursing, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA.
authors.forename: John Alexander
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.affiliation: b School of Nursing, University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brashers
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013337:Students, Medical; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods
keywords: Education; end-of-life care; hospice; interprofessional nursing education; palliative care; undergraduate medical education