Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ585182
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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Training Physicians in Palliative Care.
Muir, J. Cameron; Krammer, Lisa M.; von Gunten, Charles F.
Generations, v23 n1 p91-95 Spr 1999
Describes the elements of a program in hospice and palliative medicine that may serve as a model of an effective system of physician education. Topics for the palliative-care curriculum include hospice medicine, breaking bad news, pain management, the process of dying, and managing personal stress. (JOW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Education, Older Adults, Physicians, Quality of Life, Terminal Illness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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