Education for Physicians in End-of-life Care (EPEC)

描述（由申请人提供）：医学研究所的国家癌症咨询委员会与国家研究委员会呼吁对医生进行姑息治疗教育。姑息治疗和临终关怀教育（EPEC）项目是一个高影响力、高传播、培训培训师的项目，旨在向美国所有医生提供有关姑息治疗的教育。罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会为其建立提供资金，允许开发EPEC课程、培训师指导、多种教学方法、600张幻灯片和触发磁带。该网站向所有人提供所有材料，并提供基于网络的课程版本（www.epec.net）。EPEC项目接受竞争性申请成为EPEC培训师。在完成为期两天半的“成为EPEC培训师”会议后，EPEC培训师将获得认证，可以使用该课程与他人交流。EPEC项目为他们的计划提供持续的支持和进一步的培训。EPEC项目还形成了与专业协会以及医疗保健服务组织合作的基础，在这些组织中，EPEC教学被调整和实施。Sutton Group收集的独立数据表明，如果持续努力，EPEC项目有可能实现其目标。我们建议通过以下方式继续这个项目：利用我们的课程驱动，培训培训师模式传播姑息治疗能力。2. 为“教师发展”会议制定课程驱动的教师发展方法，以提高和维持EPEC培训师的教学和领导技能。开展纳入最佳证据医学和最佳证据医学教育原则的系统审查进程，不断更新课程版本，直到2008年完成最后版本。4. 评估“成为EPEC培训师”和“教师发展”会议的影响。在项目结束时，我们期望实现这些目标，并向稳定、自我维持、伙伴关系的EPEC培训方式过渡。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The National Cancer Advisory Board of the Institute of Medicine with the National Research Council have called for physician education in palliative care. The Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care (EPEC) Project is a high-impact, high-dissemination, train-the-trainer program that aims to reach all physicians in the US with education about palliative care. Funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its establishment permitted the development of the EPEC Curriculum, trainer instructions, multiple approaches to teaching, - 600 slides, and trigger tapes. The website, makes all materials available to anyone and has a web-based version of the curriculum (www.epec.net). The EPEC Project accepts competitive applications to become EPEC Trainers. After they complete the 2-1/2 day 'Become an EPEC Trainer' Conference, the EPEC Trainers are certified to use the curriculum to reach others. The EPEC Project provides continuing support and further training as they pursue their plans. The EPEC Project also forms the basis for collaborations with specialty societies as well with healthcare delivery organizations in which EPEC teaching is adapted and implemented. Independent data gathered by the Sutton Group indicate that the EPEC Project has the potential to reach its goal if its efforts are sustained. We propose to continue the project by: 1. Disseminating palliative care competence using our curriculum-driven, train-the-trainer model. 2. Developing a curriculum driven faculty development approach for 'Faculty Development' conferences to enhance and sustain the teaching and leadership skills of EPEC Trainers. 3. Engaging a systematic review process that incorporates principles of best evidence medicine and best evidence medical education, resulting in successive up-to date editions of the curriculum until the final one in 2008. 4. Evaluating the impact of the 'Become an EPEC Trainer' and 'Faculty Development' Conferences. At the conclusion of the project we anticipate achievement these goals and transition to a steady-state, self-sustaining, partnership approach to EPEC training.