Charo Rodríguez, Douglas Archibald, Roland Grad, Katya Loban, Kelley Kilpatrick
Professional identity work of nurse practitioners and family physicians in primary care in Quebec and Ontario - a study protocol
BMC primary care
internal medicine training imt programme evolution core medical training introduced 2019 imt curriculum places increased emphasis palliative care however access palliative care training variable project echo extension community healthcare outcomes develops communities practice valuable tool medical education report evaluation project echo deliver palliative medicine training across geographically large deanery north england project echo training programme involved multipoint video technology telementoring expert talks casebased discussions six sessions fully mapped palliative care component imt curriculum collected data particularly around attendance selfreported confidence knowledge creating community practice provided virtual placements 9 hours virtual direct contact palliative medicine consultants total 921 individual attendances occurred 62 attending six sessions course associated increase selfreported confidence high satisfaction project echo effective method delivering teaching trainees across large geographical area course evaluation shows outstanding results trainee satisfaction confidence knowledge patient care clinical skills reduction fear managing death dying