Implementing spiritual care education into the teaching of palliative medicine: an outcome evaluation

BMC Med Educ. 2024 Apr 15;24(1):411. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05415-0.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The concept of «total pain» plays an important role in palliative care; it means that pain is not solely experienced on a physical level, but also within a psychological, social and spiritual dimension. Understanding what spirituality entails, however, is a challenge for health care professionals, as is screening for the spiritual needs of patients.OBJECTIVE: This is a novel, interprofessional approach in teaching undergraduate medical students about spiritual care in the format of a seminar. The aim of this study is to assess if an increase in knowledge about spiritual care in the…
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