scholarly journals ACE Project—Advocating for Clinical Excellence: Creating Change in the Delivery of Palliative Care

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 5-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Otis-Green ◽  
Eunice Yang ◽  
Lisa Lynne
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Clinical Excellence ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Project Participants ◽  
Building Program

Background: Psychologists, social workers, and spiritual care professionals report inadequate preparation to maximize their effectiveness in advocating for institutional reform to meet oncology patients' diverse bio-psychosocial-spiritual and cultural needs. This article provides an overview of the ACE Project, a National Cancer Institute, 5 year, R25-funded transdisciplinary palliative care education program designed to enhance the advocacy and leadership skills of 301 competitively selected psycho-oncology professionals. Methods: ACE Project participants identified an institutional goal, refined their goals during the course and received mentorship and support throughout the subsequent year. Participants were invited to return to a Reunion Conference in year five to report on their activities, network, and share the results of their change efforts. A subset of 28 ACE Project participants contributed to this OMEGA special issue. Results: Participants' goals primarily focused on strategies to improve clinical care through program development and improvements in palliative care education within their institutions. Conclusions: The results of this transdisciplinary leadership skills-building program for psycho-oncology professionals affirm the feasibility and perceived need for the program. See the ACE Project website ( http://www.cityofhope.org/education/health-professional-education/nursing-education/ACE-project/Pages/default.aspx ) for additional program information.

Nursing Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 844-854
Author(s):  
Pam Malloy ◽  
Andra Davis
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Healthcare Profession ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Seriously Ill

Educating nursing students, clinicians, faculty, and researchers in palliative care is needed tremendously in this era of an aging population and the development of new technological ways of extending the lives of those with complex illness and/or injury. With new evidence-based resources being developed to enhance education, including guidelines, competencies, videos, standards, and procedures, educators have a plethora of materials to promote and disseminate palliative care education. Nurses, who represent the largest healthcare profession in the nation, can only practice and teach what they know. Because nurses spend more time at the bedside and out in the community consulting and providing care to those who are seriously ill and to their families, it is vital they be educated to provide competent and compassionate care to those who are most vulnerable.

Experience of nurses who work with children with palliative care needs: A mixed-method systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Atout
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Pediatric Palliative Care ◽  
Staffing Level ◽  
Invasive Treatment ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Needs ◽  
Online Web

AbstractObjectiveThe importance of palliative care education for nurses has been recognized worldwide. The study aims to explore the experiences of nurses working with children with palliative care needs and to identify any related educational needs.MethodsThe electronic databases of CINAHL, Cochrane, PubMed, OVID, Social Care Online, Web of Science, Scopus, and ProQuest were searched for the period 2000–2015.ResultsFinding revealed that working with children with palliative care needs is an emotionally struggling job for nurses, especially when they try to manage the transition of pediatric patients from curative to palliative care. Staffing level and time constraints comprise a major obstacle in pediatric palliative care. Focusing on invasive treatment and technology in spite of the feelings that it will not improve patients' health status intensifies the feeling of guilt and helplessness for nurses. Finally, nurses asserted the importance of receiving pediatric palliative care education, especially how to communicate with children with palliative care needs and their families.Significance of resultsFurther research is recommended with regard to nurses' experience in communication with children with palliative care needs. Nursing education in pediatric palliative care is significantly important, especially how to communicate with children with palliative care needs and their families.

scholarly journals Nursing education on palliative care across Europe: Results and recommendations from the EAPC Taskforce on preparation for practice in palliative care nursing across the EU based on an online-survey and country reports

2020 ◽  
pp. 026921632095681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Martins Pereira ◽  
Pablo Hernández-Marrero ◽  
H Roeline Pasman ◽  
Manuel Luís Capelas ◽  
Philip Larkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Care Nursing

Background: Nurses are the largest regulated group of healthcare professionals involved in palliative care. In 2004, a taskforce of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) launched the ‘Guide for development of palliative nurse education in Europe’ (hereinafter, the EAPC 2004 Guide). No systematic evaluation of its impact in the development of palliative care education was undertaken. Aims: To describe current undergraduate and postgraduate nursing education across Europe; to identify the roles that nurses with different palliative care educational levels have in palliative care; and to assess the uptake of the EAPC 2004 Guide in the development of palliative care nursing in Europe. Design: Descriptive research involving an online survey among nursing experts, and the consultation of national representatives. Setting/participants: A total of 135 nurses (52% response rate) from 25 countries completed the online survey; representatives from 16 countries were consulted. Results: In 14 (56%) countries, palliative care was not identified as a mandatory subject within undergraduate nursing education. The EAPC 2004 Guide is widely known and was/is being used in many countries to promote palliative care nursing education. Large variations were found across and within country responses. Conclusions: Palliative care nursing education varies largely in Europe. The wide awareness and use of the EAPC 2004 Guide show how policy measures can influence the development of palliative care education. Recommendations are built and focus on both fostering the use of this guide and implementing policy measures to ensure that palliative care nursing is recognised and certified as a specialty in all European countries.

scholarly journals An Overview of the ACE Project—Advocating for Clinical Excellence: Transdisciplinary Palliative Care Education

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Otis-Green ◽  
Betty Ferrell ◽  
Maren Spolum ◽  
Gwen Uman ◽  
Patricia Mullan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Clinical Excellence ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education

HOPE. Home Care Outreach for Palliative Care Education.

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
BR Ferrell ◽  
R Virani ◽  
M Grant
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education

scholarly journals Chinese medical teachers’ cultural attitudes influence palliative care education: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia M. Willemsen ◽  
Piret Paal ◽  
Silja Zhang ◽  
Stephen Mason ◽  
Frank Elsner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Cultural Attitudes ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Palliative Care Education ◽  
Education In China ◽  
Medical Teachers

Abstract Background China holds one fifth of the world’s population and faces a rapidly aging society. In its ambition to reach a health care standard comparable to developed countries by 2030, the implementation of palliative care gains special importance. Until now, palliative care education in China is limited and disparate. This study aims to explore and determine factors that have impeded the development and implementation of palliative care education in China. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with n=28 medical teachers from seven Chinese universities. Interviews were transcribed, and thematic analysis applied. Results Three themes with two subthemes were constructed from data analysis. Theme 1 covers the still ambivalent perception of palliative care and palliative care education among participants. The second theme is about cultural attitudes around death and communication. The third theme reflects participants’ pragmatic general understanding of teaching. All themes incorporate obstacles to further implementation of palliative care and palliative care education in China. Conclusions According to the study participants, palliative care implementation through palliative care education in China is hindered by cultural views of medical teachers, their perception of palliative care and palliative care education, and their understanding of teaching. The study demonstrates that current attitudes may work as an obstacle to the implementation of palliative care within the health care system. Approaches to changing medical teachers’ views on palliative care and palliative care education and their cultural attitudes towards death and dying are crucial to further promote the implementation of palliative care in China.

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