Palliative care for patients with cancer: What are the educational needs of community pharmacists?

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-184

  Hussainy, Safeera Y ^a   Beattie, Jill ^a   Nation, Roger L ^a   Dooley, Michael J ^a,b   Fleming, Julia ^c   Wein, Simon ^c   Pisasale, Maria ^d   Scott, William J ^e   Marriott, Jennifer L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BAYSIDE HEALTH   (Australia)

^c PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^d Mercy Western Palliative Care   (Australia)

^e Pharmacy Guild of Australia (Victorian Branch)   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Educational needs; Palliative care; Pharmacists; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 31044436895     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-005-0844-1     Document Type: Article

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