Increasing palliative care capacity in primary care: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of the CAPACITI training program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care providers play a critical role in providing early palliative care to their patients. Despite the availability of clinical education on best practices in palliative care, primary care providers often lack practical guidance to help them operationalize this approach in practice. CAPACITI is a virtual training program aimed at providing practical tips, strategies, and action plans to provide an early palliative approach to care. The entire program consists of 12 sessions (1 h each), divided evenly across three modules: (1) Identify and Assess; (2) Enhance Communication Skills; (3) Coordinate for Ongoing Care. We report the protocol for our planned evaluation of CAPACITI on its effectiveness in helping primary care providers increase their identification of pati

SUBMITTER: Seow H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9813458 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature