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Mellor, M. Joanna; Hyer, Kathryn; Howe, Judith L. – Educational Gerontology, 2002
Health care workers at eight sites were trained to serve on interdisciplinary geriatric care teams. Challenges included differing levels of experience and geriatric knowledge, discipline specific-language and practice philosophies, and scheduling conflicts. Techniques to overcome them included case studies, standardized patients, cross-discipline…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Geriatrics, Health Personnel, Inservice Education
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Howe, Judith L.; Sherman, Deborah Witt – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
Despite the increasing public demand for enhanced care of older patients and those with life-threatening illness, health professionals have had limited formal education in geriatrics and palliative care. Furthermore, formal education in interdisciplinary team training is limited. In order to remedy this situation, proactive interventions are being…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Terminal Illness, Team Training, Geriatrics