Palliative Medicine Content of Vocational Training for General Practice

Author: The Royal College of General Practitioners; Association for Palliative Medicine;Styles, Bill

Publication Year: 1993

Contents

Remit of the working party
Place of training
Training objectives
Educational context and methods
Needs of learners
Teaching resources
Local policy
Approval of post/ joint hospital visits
Training objectives: core curriculum
Physical aspects of care
Psychological aspects of care
Cultural influences
Ethical issues
Teamwork
Practical issues
Training opportunities for palliative care in hospital posts commonly approved for training in general practice
Accident and emergency
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Paediatrics
Medicine/ geriatric medicine
General surgery
Psychiatry
Hospice posts
Higher professional training of established principles in general practice
Attributes of the independent practitioner
Teaching resources
National resources
Useful agencies

Format	Print
Keywords	vocational education, general practice, palliative care
Publisher	The Royal College of General Practitioners/ Association for Palliative Medicine
Classification	vocational education
Edition	First
ISBN	0-85084-174-7
Pages	16
Categories:	Reports