Palliative care in the emergency department: an educational investigation and intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the value of a novel simulation-based palliative care educational intervention within an emergency medicine (EM) residency curriculum.

Methods

A palliative care scenario was designed and implemented in the simulation program at an urban academic emergency department (ED) with a 3-year EM residency program. EM residents attended one of eight high-fidelity simulation sessions, in groups of 5-6. A standardized participant portrayed the patient's family member. One resident from each session managed the scenario while the others observed. A 45-min debriefing session and small group discussion followed the scenario, facilitated by an EM simulation faculty member and a resident investigator. Best practices in palliative care were highlighted along with fo

SUBMITTER: Goldonowicz JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5842635 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature