Palliative Medicine Teaching Program at the University of Cape Town: Integrating Palliative Care Principles into Practice

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 558-562

  Gwyther, Liz ^a   Rawlinson, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African doctors; distance learning; Palliative medicine education; postgraduate; skills transfer; web learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34247608709     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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