Medical teacher
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In order to address adequately basic palliative care issues, post graduate teaching programs for physicians should provide, in addition to basic knowledge in the field and clinical skills, also training in terms of orientations and skills which enable physicians to overcome their emotional difficulties as well as professional barriers. This paper presents a model of teaching and its evaluation. ⋯ The results of the evaluation indicate that this teaching program has achieved its goals by not only improving the physician's knowledge, but also causing a positive change in attitudes regarding end-of-life care. Considering our positive results it is recommended to incorporate similar training programs in physicians' post-graduate studies.
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Historical Article
Medical education in Australia: much has changed but what remains?
Australia is a young country in medical education terms. Traditionally courses followed a 6-year British model with a pre-clinical/clinical divide. There is no national licensing system. ⋯ There is an emerging national recognition of research and schemes to promote young researchers. The Medical Schools Outcomes Database project is providing an important impetus to career choice and outcomes research. While the period of expansion may have ceased, Australian medical education still faces considerable challenges posed by a new health care reform agenda.
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Problems with communication and team coordination are frequently linked to adverse events in medicine. However, there is little experimental evidence to support a relationship between observer ratings of teamwork skills and objective measures of clinical performance. ⋯ These results provide prospective evidence of a positive relationship between observer ratings of team skills and clinical team performance in a simulated dynamic health care task.
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This guide is for health and social care professionals who teach or guide others' learning before and after qualification, in formal courses or the workplace. It clarifies the understanding of interprofessional learning and explores the concept of teams and team working. Illustrated by examples from practice, the practicalities of effective interprofessional learning are described, and the underlying concepts of patient-centred care, excellent communication, development of capacity and clarity of roles that underpin this explored.
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This paper aims to present an overview of current medical education in Greece. Greece has a centuries-long tradition in practising and teaching medicine. Medical training, although rigorous, is particularly humane. ⋯ Political issues, such as accountability, regulation and autonomy of academia are generating debate. The two-cycle, Bachelor-Master, Undergraduate Model, as described in the Bologna Declaration is still to be implemented. Quality control measures are currently introduced in all academic sectors.