Pilot Study of an Interprofessional Palliative Care Curriculum: Course Content and Participant-Reported Learning Gains.

Context: The National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend that palliative care clinicians work together as interprofessional teams. We created and piloted a 9-month curriculum that focused on 3 related domains: (1) patient-centered, narrative communication skills; (2) interprofessional team practice; and (3) metrics and systems integration. The multifaceted curriculum was delivered through 16 webinars, 8 online modules, 4 in-person workshops, reflective skill practice, written reflections, and small group online discussions.

A Community Needs Assessment for the Development of an Interprofessional Palliative Care Training Curriculum.

Background: There is a known shortage of trained palliative care professionals, and an even greater shortage of professionals who have been trained through interprofessional curricula. As part of an institutional Palliative Care Training Center grant, a core team of interprofessional palliative care academic faculty and staff completed a state-wide palliative care educational assessment to determine the needs for an interprofessional palliative care training program.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the process and results of our community needs assessment of interprofessional palliative care educational needs in Washington state.