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TY - JOUR
T1 - Medical students talking to hospice patients
AU - Gadoud, Amy
AU - Jones, Lesley
AU - Johnson, Miriam
AU - Adcock, Yousef
AU - Arolker, Milind
AU - Barnes, Julia
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Background: All newly qualified doctors will look after patients in the last stages of life. Context: This article is a review of the literature regarding medical students learning from hospice patients, focusing on practical concerns of relevance to those involved in organising or conducting medical student teaching. Innovation: Medical students have increasing opportunities to learn about palliative care from talking to patients in a hospice. This resource is not fully utilised, in part because of concerns about patient and student welfare. These concerns are not supported by current research findings, including a qualitative interview study of patients and staff. Implications: We would encourage course coordinators to use opportunities for medical students to talk to hospice patients in order to enhance the education of medical students.
AB - Background: All newly qualified doctors will look after patients in the last stages of life. Context: This article is a review of the literature regarding medical students learning from hospice patients, focusing on practical concerns of relevance to those involved in organising or conducting medical student teaching. Innovation: Medical students have increasing opportunities to learn about palliative care from talking to patients in a hospice. This resource is not fully utilised, in part because of concerns about patient and student welfare. These concerns are not supported by current research findings, including a qualitative interview study of patients and staff. Implications: We would encourage course coordinators to use opportunities for medical students to talk to hospice patients in order to enhance the education of medical students.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1743-498X.2011.00513.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1743-498X.2011.00513.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22225885
AN - SCOPUS:84855523825
VL - 9
SP - 9
EP - 13
JO - Clinical Teacher
JF - Clinical Teacher
SN - 1743-4971
IS - 1
ER -