A survey of current specialty palliative care education in the United States.
Ann Palliat Med
; 13(4): 1035-1046, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Palliative care (PC) is a health care specialty that is focused on the holistic care of individuals with serious illness. It requires interprofessional collaboration and expertise to meet the physical, psychosocial, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients experiencing serious illness and their families. The interprofessional team (IPT) is most often composed of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) [including Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), and Physician Associates/Assistants (PAs)], Chaplains, Registered Nurses (RNs), Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (MDs/DOs), Registered Pharmacists (RPhs), Social Workers (SWs) and other professions depending on site of care, the age of the patient, and the illness. The United States has specialty palliative care (SPC) IPT members who have completed advanced education and training and obtained specialty certification. However, there is currently no interprofessional consensus education and training resulting in interprofessional variability of definitions of education and requirements for academic preparation into the specialty. This article offers the results of an online review and survey of the current availability of SPC education in the United States which includes certificate programs, residencies, fellowships, and immersion programs available to each profession. The purpose of this review is to unify the available information regarding SPC programs, providing a succinct, yet thorough, overview of the SPC educational landscape. It emphasizes the length of time, cost, and delivery method for IPT members in choosing programs.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Palliat Med
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos