Twelve tips to teach culturally sensitive palliative care. (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Suurmond, Jeanine; Lanting, Katja; de Voogd, Xanthe; Oueslati, Roukayya; Boland, Gudule; van den Muijsenbergh, Maria
• Is Part Of: Medical teacher. Volume 43:Number 7(2021)
• Page Start: 845
• Page End: 850
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: Community-oriented -- death and dying -- palliative care -- migrants and ethnic minorities; Medical education -- Periodicals; 610.711
• DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2020.1832650
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-159X

Abstract

Abstract: With an increasingly ageing population there will be a rising demand for palliative care, including from older migrants and ethnic minorities. While many (future) physicians are unfamiliar with specific needs of older migrants and ethnic minorities regarding care and communication in palliative care, this may be challenging for them to deal with. Moreover, even many medical teachers also feel unprepared to teach palliative care and culturally sensitive communication to students. In order to support medical teachers, we suggest twelve tips to teach culturally sensitive palliative care to guide the development and implementation of teaching this topic to medical students. Drawn from literature and our own experiences as teachers, these twelve tips provide practical guidance to both teachers and curriculum designers when designing and implementing education about culturally sensitive palliative care.