Are newly qualified doctors prepared to provide supportive and end-of-life care? A survey of foundation year 1 doctors and consultants

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-28

  Bowden, J ^a   Dempsey, K ^b   Boyd, K ^a   Fallon, M ^c   Murray, S A ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Learning; Palliative care; Teaching; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION; LEARNING; PALLIATIVE CARE; TEACHING; UNDERGRADUATE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTANTS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84875729677     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2013.105     Document Type: Review

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