Teaching & learning in palliative care

This section includes current references related to teaching & learning in palliative care.

Evidence review: Teaching and learning in palliative care PDF document

Online Education

Koczwara, B., Francis, K., Marine, F., Goldstein, D., Underhill, C., Olver, I. 2010. Reaching Further with Online Education? The Development of an Effective Online Program in Palliative Oncology. Journal of Cancer Education. 25:317–323

Undergraduate curriculum

Ramjan, J.M., Costa, C.M., Hickman, L.D., Kearns, M., Phillips, J.L. (2010). Integrating palliative care content into a new undergraduate nursing curriculum: The University of Notre Dame, Australia — Sydney experience. Collegian.17, 85-91

Meredith, P.J. 2010. Has undergraduate education prepared occupational therapy students for possible practice in palliative care? Australian Occupational Therapy Journal; 57(4): 224-32

Hesselink, B.A.M., Pasman, H.R.W., van der Wal, G., Soethout, M.B.M., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B.D. 2010. Education on end-of-life care in the medical curriculum: students' opinions and knowledge. Journal of Palliative Medicine.13(4): 381-7

Gibbins, J., McCoubrie, R., Maher, J. and Forbes, K. (2009), Incorporating palliative care into undergraduate curricula: lessons for curriculum development. Medical Education, 43: 776–783

Interprofessional learning (IPL)

Pahor, M., Rasmussen, B.H. 2009. How does culture show? A case study of an international and interprofessional course in palliative care. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 23(5), pp.474-485

Brajtman, S., Hall, P., Barnes, P. 2009. Enhancing interprofessional education in end-of-life care: an interdisciplinary exploration of death and dying in literature. Journal of palliative Care. 25(2):125-31

MacLeod, R.D., Egan, A.G. 2009. Transformation in Palliative Care. In Mezirow J, Taylor E (Eds.), Transformative Learning in Action: Insights from community, workplace and higher education, pp. 111-121. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass