New Additions

	Pediatric Residents' Clinical and Educational Experiences With End-of-Life Care
	Exploration of communicative patterns of consultations in palliative cancer care
	Bridging the gap: supporting the transition from medical student to practising doctor--a two-week preparation programme after graduation

Prior Additions

	Spirituality training for palliative care fellows
	Relational learning in pediatric palliative care: transformative education and the culture of medicine
	The Scottish Doctor Learning Outcomes
	Neurology resident learning in an end-of-life/palliative care course
	In the shadow of bad news - views of patients with acute leukaemia, myeloma or lung cancer about information, from diagnosis to cure or death
	Evaluating an End-of-Life Curriculum in a Medical Residency Program
	End-of-life care and social work education: what do students need to know?
	Pain: Bioethics Discussion Blog
	Pediatric Resident Education in Palliative Care: A Needs Assessment There is a clear need for increased efforts in pediatric palliative care education during residency training. Pediatric residents do not think that they are trained adequately in palliative care, and this perception does not improve with time. Pediatric residents view palliative care as important for primary care physicians and desire more education.
	"Notice how you feel": an alternative to detached concern among hospice volunteers In my opinion, this is a critical survival skill for all those who work in the field of palliative care. -- Gary Allegretta, MD
	Reflective Teaching Practices: An Approach to Teaching Communication Skills in a Small-Group Setting
	Knowledge of rural nurses' aides about end-of-life care
	Pediatric resident education in palliative care: a needs assessment Contact Dr. Kolarik for a copy of the needs assessment Alternate Link: Pediatric Resident Education in Palliative Care: A Needs Assessment
	Authentic Assessment Toolbox A how-to hypertext on creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning.
	Pediatric Hospitals Teach Doctors Ways To Convey Tragic News
	Guidebook for Clerkship Directors
	Learning from the Dying (New England Journal of Medicine Vol. 353, 9/29 2005, Number 13 Interview with Dr. Susan Block and medical student Christie Sullivan on Sullivan's first experience with a terminally ill patient.
	Communication in palliative care: a review of recent literature
	Beyond Advance Directives - Importance of Communication Skills at the End of Life
	End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Teachers With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Stanford Faculty Development Center (SFDC) developed a 16-hour faculty development course incorporating basic material designed to be used by physicians in any area of expertise. This web-based curriculum is an adaptation of materials developed for that course.
	A mental health nursing clinical experience with hospice patients
	The Handbook of Academic Medicine: How Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals Work
	Assessing undergraduate palliative care education: validity and reliability of two scales examining perceived efficacy and outcome expectancies in palliative care
	Development of required postgraduate palliative care training for internal medicine residents and medical oncology fellows
	Equipping medical students to manage cancer pain: A comparison of three educational methods
	Presentation Magic
	Carnegie Foundation Perspectives - January 2004 topic: Improved Teaching
	Teaching medical students and doctors how to communicate risk Combining the teaching of statistics with communication skills, from the British Medical Journal. Download the article in pdf format here. We believe the importance of this skill is generally underestimated.
	Can communication skills training alter physicians' beliefs and behavior in clinics?
	Palliative Care Fellowship Evaluation Package (pdf) Author(s): David E. Weissman; Bruce Himelstein; Linda Blust; Marcos Montagnini; and Chad Farmer "This is a timely accumulation of evaluation tools...These tools will be welcomed by developing Palliative Care Fellowship programs and may result in consensus building regarding standards and methods of fellowship evaluation."
	Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Practice Residents This document has been endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians and was developed in cooperation with the Association of Departments of Family Medicine, the Association of Family Practice Residency Directors and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
	Can medical education be fun as well as educational? Can medical education benefit from "lightening up"? Two Australian health professionals have turned education sessions into lively quiz shows.
	Implementing a Medicine-Spirituality Curriculum in a Community-Based Internal Medicine Residency Program Pettus MC. Acad Med. 2002 Jul;77(7):745; University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Pittsfield, 01201
	Evidence of improved knowledge and skills after an elective rotation in a hospice and palliative care program for internal medicine residents
	IPPC Pediatric Palliative Care Curriculum The IPPC curriculum includes 25 hours of curricular content devoted to pediatric palliative care. The material is divided into six modules: 1. Engaging with Children and Families 2. Relieving Pain and Other Symptoms 3. Analyzing Ethical Challenges in Pediatric End-of-life Decision Making 4. Responding to Suffering and Bereavement 5. Improving Communication and Strengthening Relationships 6. Establishing Continuity of Care
	End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Teachers With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Stanford Faculty Development Center developed a 16-hour faculty development course incorporating basic material designed to be used by physicians in any area of expertise. This web-based curriculum is an adaptation of materials developed for that course.