The landscape of postgraduate education in palliative care for general practitioners: Results of a nationwide survey in Flanders, Belgium

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 220-225

  Pype, Peter ^a   Stes, Ann ^b   Wens, Johan ^b   Van den Eynden, Bart ^b   Deveugele, Myriam ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Family physicians; General practice; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONALISM;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84856214472     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.05.025     Document Type: Article

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