Publications by authors named "Travis E DeVader"
Objectives: To determine: (1) residents' knowledge base in key concepts in hospice and palliative care, (2) residents' comfort level in discussing end-of-life (EOL) care and managing EOL symptoms, and (3) if a brief educational intervention improves residents' knowledge of and comfort in dealing with EOL issues both immediately following and six months after the intervention.
Methods: This prospective cohort study was performed at a level-1 community trauma center. A survey was developed regarding knowledge of palliative care and its emergency department (ED) utilization and administered to emergency medicine (EM) residents.
Background: In 2006, nearly a quarter of a million patients either arrived dead or died in the Emergency Department (ED). The role of palliative care (PC) in the ED is not well defined, and education of medical students and residents in the area is sparse.
Objectives: We use an illustrative case to discuss important concepts in PC for the emergency physician (EP).