A Novel Education System to Createcustomized Primary Palliative Care Curricula for Training Programs

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Palliative Care

Background:

• Clinicians need palliative care (PC) skills for optimal patient care.
• Primary PC (PPC) involves non-specialist clinicians providing essential PC knowledge and skills.
• Specialist PC (SPC) is delivered by specialty-trained clinicians for complex interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To address the lack of consensus on specific PPC knowledge, skills, and teaching methods.
• To describe an adaptable educational system for delivering tailored PPC training.
• To reduce the burden on PC educators and standardize PPC education.

Main Methods:

• Development of an educational system with adaptable tools for PC educators.
• Evaluation of PPC educational needs within training programs.
• Creation of customized educational programs based on trainee and faculty input.
• Regular program adjustment based on ongoing feedback.

Main Results:

• The described system allows PC educators to adapt training to specific institutional needs.
• The system facilitates the evaluation of educational needs and the creation of customized curricula.
• The educational program is designed to be regularly adjusted based on feedback from trainees and faculty.

Conclusions:

• The proposed educational system offers a flexible and responsive approach to PPC training.
• This system can be utilized by institutions to standardize and improve PPC education.
• Wider adoption of this system may decrease the burden on educators and enhance the quality of primary palliative care training.