Abstract

Doc number: 9

Abstract: We describe the development of a new training programme on GP-patient communication in palliative care, and the applicability to GPs and GP Trainees. This 'ACA training programme' focuses on A vailability of the GP for the patient, C urrent issues that should be raised by the GP, and A nticipating various scenarios. Evaluation results indicate the ACA training programme to be applicable to GPs and GP Trainees. The ACA checklist was appreciated by GPs as useful both in practice and as a learning tool, whereas GP Trainees mainly appreciated the list for use in practice.

Details

Title
The ACA training programme to improve communication between general practitioners and their palliative care patients: development and applicability
Author
Slort, Willemjan; Blankenstein, Annette H; Wanrooij, Bernardina S; van der Horst, Henriëtte E; Deliens, Luc
Pages
9
Publication year
2012
Publication date
2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
1472684X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1221994681
Copyright
© 2012 Slort et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.