Palliative care training: a national study of internal medicine residency program directors in the United Arab Emirates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internal medicine residents are responsible for providing much of the direct care for palliative and terminally ill patients in teaching hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). To date, little systematic information is available on the prevalence of palliative care (PC) programs or faculty in UAE academic hospitals, or on the nature of PC education in internal medicine residency programs in the country.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with program directors of all 7 internal medicine residency programs in the UAE. Qualitative content analysis was conducted to identify recurring themes.

Results

All program directors agreed that PC knowledge and skills are an essential component of training for internal medicine residents, but have had

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8973813 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature