Outcome evaluation of the palliative care emphasis program on symptom management and assessment for continuous medical education: Nationwide physician education project for primary palliative care in Japan

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-49

  Yamamoto, Ryo ^a   Kizawa, Yoshiyuki ^b   Nakazawa, Yoko ^c   Ohde, Sachiko ^d   Tetsumi, Sato ^e   Miyashita, Mitsunori ^f  

^a Nagano Prefectural Federation of Agricultural Cooperative for Health and Welfare   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^d St Luke's Life Science Institute   (Japan)

^e HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE DIFFICULTIES SCALE; PALLIATIVE CARE SELF REPORTED PRACTICE SCALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RATING SCALE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84920278383     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2014.0122     Document Type: Article

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