TY - JOUR
T1 - An interdisciplinary workshop to improve palliative care
T2 - Advanced heart failure— Clinical guidelines and healing words
AU - Zapka, Jane G.
AU - Hennessy, Winnie
AU - Lin, Yan
AU - Johnson, Lisa
AU - Kennedy, Diane
AU - Goodlin, Sarah J.
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - Objective: Effective communication is recognized as an essential process to providing quality care, including palliative and end-of-life care. Discussion of prognosis and support needs of patients with heart failure is particularly challenging given the nature of the condition and care across several settings. The objective was to design, implement, and evaluate an interdisciplinary workshop aimed at improving attitudes and skills related to communication with patients and family, health team communication and documentation, and assessment of physical and emotional symptoms. Methods: A pretest, delayed posttest evaluation design was used to evaluate two 4-h workshops offered to nurses, social workers, and other nonphysician clinicians. Results: Although baseline reports of skills were high for the participants, significant improvement was noted for objectives emphasized in the workshop. Significance of results: This project demonstrated the feasibility of designing, marketing a brief workshop, and positively impacting communication and documentation skills.
AB - Objective: Effective communication is recognized as an essential process to providing quality care, including palliative and end-of-life care. Discussion of prognosis and support needs of patients with heart failure is particularly challenging given the nature of the condition and care across several settings. The objective was to design, implement, and evaluate an interdisciplinary workshop aimed at improving attitudes and skills related to communication with patients and family, health team communication and documentation, and assessment of physical and emotional symptoms. Methods: A pretest, delayed posttest evaluation design was used to evaluate two 4-h workshops offered to nurses, social workers, and other nonphysician clinicians. Results: Although baseline reports of skills were high for the participants, significant improvement was noted for objectives emphasized in the workshop. Significance of results: This project demonstrated the feasibility of designing, marketing a brief workshop, and positively impacting communication and documentation skills.
KW - Continuing education
KW - Heart failure
KW - Interdisciplinary
KW - Palliative care
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U2 - 10.1017/S1478951506060056
DO - 10.1017/S1478951506060056
M3 - Article
C2 - 16889322
AN - SCOPUS:39049179415
SN - 1478-9515
VL - 4
SP - 37
EP - 46
JO - Palliative and Supportive Care
JF - Palliative and Supportive Care
IS - 1
ER -