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- Title
Palliative care education: a nationwide qualitative study of emergency medicine residency program directors in the United Arab Emirates.
- Authors
Harhara, Thana; Buhumaid, Rasha; Oyoun Alsoud, Leen; Ibrahim, Halah
- Abstract
Background: Emergency medicine (EM) physicians routinely care for patients with serious life-limiting illnesses. Educating EM residents to have general skills and competencies in palliative medicine is a global priority. The purpose of this study was to describe the current status of palliative and end-of-life education in EM residency programs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and to identify barriers and opportunities to inculcating palliative care (PC) instruction into EM training in a non-Western setting. Methods: Using the American College of Emergency Medicine's milestones for Hospice and Palliative Medicine for Emergency Medicine as a question guide, semi-structured interviews were conducted with program directors of all 7 EM residency programs in the UAE from January through July 2023. Qualitative content analysis was conducted to identify recurring themes. Results: All program directors agreed that PC knowledge and skills are essential components of training for EM residents but have had variable success in implementing a structured PC curriculum. Six themes emerged, namely the educational curriculum, PC policies and practices, comprehensive PC services, cultural and religious barriers to PC, EM scope of practice, and supporting residents after patient death. Conclusion: UAE national EM residency curriculum development is evolving with an emphasis on developing a structured PC curriculum. As EM residencies implement policies and programs to improve care for patients and families dealing with serious illness, future studies are needed to assess the impact of these initiatives on patient quality of life and physician well-being.
- Subjects
UNITED Arab Emirates; HEALTH services accessibility; PALLIATIVE treatment; MEDICAL education; HUMAN services programs; QUALITATIVE research; RESEARCH funding; INTERNSHIP programs; EVALUATION of human services programs; INTERVIEWING; CONTENT analysis; UNDERGRADUATE programs; EMERGENCY medicine; THEMATIC analysis; CURRICULUM planning; RESEARCH methodology; TERMINAL care
- Publication
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2024, Vol 17, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1865-1372
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12245-024-00643-z