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| Interdisciplinary educational approaches to promote team-based geriatrics and palliative care | | Author(s) | Judith L Howe, Deborah Witt Sherman |
| Journal title | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol 26, no 3, 2006 |
| Pages | pp 1-16 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Health services ; Terminal care ; Courses ; Teaching hospitals ; Multi disciplinary ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Despite the increasing public demand for enhanced care of older patients and those with life-threatening illness, health professionals have had limited formal education in geriatrics and palliative care. Furthermore, formal education in interdisciplinary team training is limited. In order to remedy this situation, proactive interventions are being undertaken so that education and training in palliative care is being embedded within the training of doctors, nurses and social workers, as well as other associated health team members. This article discusses various educational approaches to interdisciplinary team-based geriatrics and palliative care, highlighting the interdisciplinary didactic and clinical educational opportunities offered by an Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship Program, as well as an Associated Health Training Program at the Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Canter, Bronx Veteran's Medical Centre. The article further describes the educational initiatives in palliative care offered through the Veteran's Integrated Service Network (VISN). Innovative educational strategies are discussed within the context of the existing literature on interdisciplinary health care team training. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061026009 A |
| Classmark | L: LV: VE: V6: 3DM: QAJ: QK6: 7T |
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