Process evaluation of an educational intervention to improve end-of-life care: The Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Program

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 233-238

  VanGeest, Jonathan B ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

AMA; continuing medical education; end of life care; EPEC; palliative care; train the trainer program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FORECASTING; FOUNDATIONS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035408806     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910101800407     Document Type: Article

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