Postgraduate Palliative care education: Evaluation of a South African Programme

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dc.contributor.authorEns, Carla D L
dc.contributor.authorChochinov, Harvey Max
dc.contributor.authorMoses, Steven
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Genevieve
dc.contributor.authorGwyther, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorHarding, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-25T13:56:32Z
dc.date.available2017-05-25T13:56:32Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2016-01-08T10:11:15Z
dc.description.abstractAIM: We aimed to assess the postgraduate palliative care distance education programme of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in terms of its perceived ability to influence palliative care delivery. METHODS: A mixed-methods approach, consisting of two surveys using open-ended and multiple-choice options, was conducted from January to December 2007 at the UCT School of Public Health and Family Medicine. All students registered in the programme from 2000 - 2007 were invited to participate; 83 (66.4% of all eligible participants) completed the general survey, and 41 (65.7%) of the programme's graduates completed the graduate survey. The survey scores and open-ended data were triangulated to evaluate UCT's palliative care postgraduate programme. RESULTS: General survey scores of graduates were significantly higher in 5 of the 6 categories in comparison with current students. The graduate survey indicated that curriculum and teaching strengths were in communication and dealing with challenging encounters. Graduates also stressed the need to develop a curriculum that incorporated a practical component. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to current postgraduate training, palliative care education in South Africa should be extended to undergraduate medical students, as the benefits of UCT's programme were limited to a small cohort of practitioners.
dc.identifier.apacitationEns, C. D. L., Chochinov, H. M., Moses, S., Thompson, G., Gwyther, E., Jackson, C., & Harding, R. (2011). Postgraduate Palliative care education: Evaluation of a South African Programme. <i>South African Medical Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24414en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationEns, Carla D L, Harvey Max Chochinov, Steven Moses, Genevieve Thompson, Elizabeth Gwyther, Catherine Jackson, and Richard Harding "Postgraduate Palliative care education: Evaluation of a South African Programme." <i>South African Medical Journal</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24414en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEns, C. D., Chochinov, H. M., Gwyther, E., Moses, S., Jackson, C., Thompson, G., & Harding, R. (2011). Postgraduate palliative care education: Evaluation of a South African programme. SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 101(1), 42-44.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Ens, Carla D L AU - Chochinov, Harvey Max AU - Moses, Steven AU - Thompson, Genevieve AU - Gwyther, Elizabeth AU - Jackson, Catherine AU - Harding, Richard AB - AIM: We aimed to assess the postgraduate palliative care distance education programme of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in terms of its perceived ability to influence palliative care delivery. METHODS: A mixed-methods approach, consisting of two surveys using open-ended and multiple-choice options, was conducted from January to December 2007 at the UCT School of Public Health and Family Medicine. All students registered in the programme from 2000 - 2007 were invited to participate; 83 (66.4% of all eligible participants) completed the general survey, and 41 (65.7%) of the programme's graduates completed the graduate survey. The survey scores and open-ended data were triangulated to evaluate UCT's palliative care postgraduate programme. RESULTS: General survey scores of graduates were significantly higher in 5 of the 6 categories in comparison with current students. The graduate survey indicated that curriculum and teaching strengths were in communication and dealing with challenging encounters. Graduates also stressed the need to develop a curriculum that incorporated a practical component. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to current postgraduate training, palliative care education in South Africa should be extended to undergraduate medical students, as the benefits of UCT's programme were limited to a small cohort of practitioners. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Medical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Postgraduate Palliative care education: Evaluation of a South African Programme TI - Postgraduate Palliative care education: Evaluation of a South African Programme UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24414 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/24414
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationEns CDL, Chochinov HM, Moses S, Thompson G, Gwyther E, Jackson C, et al. Postgraduate Palliative care education: Evaluation of a South African Programme. South African Medical Journal. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24414.en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Medical Journal
dc.source.urihttp://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj
dc.titlePostgraduate Palliative care education: Evaluation of a South African Programme
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