The Development and Validation of Updated Palliative and End-of-Life Care Competencies for Medical Undergraduates in Canada

Shirley H Bush; Amanda Roze des Ordons; Srini Chary; Anne B Boyle

doi:10.1089/jpm.2019.0160

The Development and Validation of Updated Palliative and End-of-Life Care Competencies for Medical Undergraduates in Canada

J Palliat Med. 2019 Dec;22(12):1498-1500. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0160. Epub 2019 Sep 5.

Authors

Shirley H Bush^{1

2

3}, Amanda Roze des Ordons^{4

5

6

7}, Srini Chary^{4

5

8}, Anne B Boyle⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Palliative Care, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁵ Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁶ Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁷ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁸ Pallium Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁹ Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 31486699
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0160

Abstract

In 2008, a Canadian strategy called the "Educating Future Physicians in Palliative and End-of-Life Care" (EFPPEC) project published national medical undergraduate competencies for palliative and end-of-life care. Since that time, there have been several changes in the practice environment. To formally incorporate these changes and also update the competencies for EFPPEC, an EFPPEC update project team was established in 2017. The EFPPEC update document in English was finalized in June 2018, and subsequent minor amendments to the French version were completed in January 2019. This report describes the process and also shares the new updated EFPPEC competencies with the wider palliative care community.

Keywords: competencies; end-of-life care; medical education; palliative care; undergraduate.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Canada
Clinical Competence / standards*
Education, Medical / standards*
Female
Guidelines as Topic*
Hospice Care / standards*
Humans
Male
Palliative Care / standards*
Reproducibility of Results
Students, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
Terminal Care / standards*
Young Adult