What happens during early outpatient palliative care consultations for persons with newly diagnosed advanced cancer? A qualitative analysis of provider documentation.

Background: Early outpatient palliative care consultations are recommended by clinical oncology guidelines globally. Despite these recommendations, it is unclear which components should be included in these encounters.

Aim: Describe the evaluation and treatment recommendations made in early outpatient palliative care consultations.

Acceptability and Impact of a Required Palliative Care Rotation with Prerotation and Postrotation Observed Simulated Clinical Experience during Internal Medicine Residency Training on Primary Palliative Communication Skills.

Background: Improving communication training for primary palliative care using a required palliative care rotation for internal medicine (IM) residents has not been assessed.

Objective: To assess skills acquisition and acceptability for IM residents not selecting an elective.

Design: A consecutive, single-arm cohort underwent preobjective structured clinical examination (OSCE) with learner-centric feedback, two weeks of clinical experience, and finally a post-OSCE to crystallize learner-centric take home points.