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Continuing education and short courses

A M Smith1

  • 1St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham, London, UK.

Palliative Medicine
|April 1, 1996
PubMed
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Continuing education requirements for UK healthcare professionals vary, with formal arrangements for nurses, midwives, and doctors, but recommendations for others. A review of palliative care education offerings highlights needs for improved coordination and financing.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Education
  • Professional Development
  • Palliative Care

Background:

  • Continuing education is a formal requirement for some UK healthcare professionals (nurses, midwives, doctors) but only recommended for others.
  • The availability and structure of continuing education opportunities in palliative care require examination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review continuing education courses, conferences, and seminars available to UK healthcare professionals in palliative care.
  • To analyze the characteristics of these educational events, including audience, duration, and financing.
  • To identify areas for improvement in the provision, quality assurance, and financing of continuing education.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of educational events advertised in the Hospice Information Service's 'Choices' publication (September 1994 - July 1995).

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  • Review focused on the number of events, intended audience, participant types, and duration.
  • Evaluation of event financing, approval processes, quality assurance, and overall effectiveness.

    • Main Results:

    • Formal continuing education arrangements exist for nurses, midwives, and many doctors.
    • Other healthcare professionals are recommended to undertake continuing education, but it is not yet a formal requirement.
    • Analysis of palliative care education revealed aspects of event size, financing, and provision.

    Conclusions:

    • Suggestions are proposed for future financing and improved coordination of continuing education planning and delivery.
    • The National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care could foster greater inter-unit cooperation in educational provision.
    • Enhancing the accessibility, quality, and coordination of continuing education is crucial for UK healthcare professionals in palliative care.