Abstract
Context
The disparity between gaps in workforce and availability of palliative care (PC) services
is an increasing issue in health care. To meet the demand, team-based PC requires
additional educational training for all clinicians caring for persons with serious
illness.
Objectives
To describe the educational methodology and evaluation of an existing regional interdisciplinary
PC training program that was expanded to include chaplain and social worker trainees.
Methods
From 2015 to 2017, 26 social workers, chaplains, physicians, nurses, and advanced
practice providers representing 22 health systems completed a two-year training program.
The curriculum comprises biannual interdisciplinary conferences, individualized mentoring
and clinical shadowing, self-directed e-learning, and profession-focused seminar series
for social workers and chaplains. Site-specific practice improvement projects were
developed to address gaps in PC at participating sites.
Results
PC and program development skills were self-assessed before and after training. Among
12 skills common to all disciplines, trainees reported significant increases in confidence
across all 12 skills and significant increases in frequency of performing 11 of 12
skills. Qualitative evaluation identified a myriad of program strengths and challenges
regarding the educational format, mentoring, and networking across disciplines.
Conclusion
Teaching PC and program development knowledge and skills to an interdisciplinary regional
cohort of practicing clinicians yielded improvements in clinical skills, implementation
of practice change projects, and a sense of belonging to a supportive professional
network.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 07, 2020
Accepted:
March 27,
2020
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