Family medicine teachers have a responsibility to prepare students to provide skilled,
humane, and compassionate care. Caring for people at home, from the disabled to the frail …

A working group on teaching palliative care in the home was convened at The National
Consensus Conference on Medical Education for Care Near the End of Life. Our consensus …

A growing elderly population suffering from chronic and debilitating diseases, the rising cost
of institutional care, and increasing demand from patients for home visits indicate that home …

Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC) is the American Medical Association's
project to train physicians about care at the end of life. This new curriculum is initially being …

Residency is a pivotal time in a physician's education when lifetime patterns are often
established. Thus, during residency physicians need to learn about home care and--more …

Starting teaching and exposure to end-of-life care early, as the article suggests, is important.
However, we believe that it is only by continuous awareness and exposure to this area …

Background: In order to address adequately basic palliative care issues, post graduate
teaching programs for physicians should provide, in addition to basic knowledge in the field …

To address serious deficiencies in physician training in end-of-life care, the authors
developed and disseminated a faculty development curriculum. The overall goals of this …

formed practices in which students and residents can experience these innovations first
hand. Clearly this is a topic which has great interest within a broad swath of family medicine …

Problem addressed Family medicine residents require more exposure to all aspects of care
of the elderly in the community, including care in long-term care (LTC) homes. Objective of …