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End-of-life training on the rise

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, May 13, 2004

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Officials at the Hospice and Palliative Care Federation in Massachusetts say that the number of people cared for by hospice teams increases 10 percent a year. This growing number of patients choosing to die at home demands more extensive, quality hospice care. In the past, caregivers received inadequate training, but recent research funded by organizations such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, highlights the importance of providing better care for patients preparing for death. Continuing education programs are more widespread as a result of this spike in awareness and comfort about end-of-life care. The movement has inspired nurses, social workers, and counselors to enroll in continuing education programs to develop specialized skills. The National Center of Death Education at Mount Ida College in Newton, MA, offers courses of this nature on campus and online, in collaboration with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. 

Source: The Boston Herald

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