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Radiation oncology resident palliative education
Monica Krishnan1, Margarita Racsa2, Joshua Jones3
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Practical Radiation Oncology
|May 3, 2017
Summary
Radiation oncology residents desire more palliative care training, as most feel their current education is inadequate across key domains like symptom management and communication. Enhancing this training is crucial for comprehensive cancer care.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Medical Education
- Palliative Care
Background:
- Palliative care is integral to oncology.
- Limited data exist on palliative care training in US radiation oncology residency programs.
Purpose of the Study:
- Characterize US radiation oncology residents' perceived palliative care educational needs.
- Assess current palliative care training experiences.
- Guide future palliative oncology educational interventions.
Main Methods:
- Expert panel developed a survey for radiation oncology residents.
- Assessed resident perceptions of generalist palliative care education domains.
- Surveyed 404 US radiation oncology residents (93% response rate).
Main Results:
- A majority of residents felt "not at all/minimally/somewhat confident" in key palliative care domains.
- 79% rated their training as "not/minimally/somewhat" adequate overall.
- 96% view palliative care as important; 81% desire more education.
Conclusions:
- Most radiation oncology residents perceive their palliative care training as inadequate.
- Residents recognize palliative care as a crucial competency.
- There is a clear need to enhance palliative care education in radiation oncology residency programs.
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