Improving confidence and competence of healthcare professionals in end-of-life care: an evaluation of the 'Transforming End of Life Care' course at an acute hospital trust.
Lucy Ellen SelmanVicky RobinsonLara KlassShaheen KhanRob GeorgeKate ShepherdRachel BurmanJonathan KoffmanPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2015)
The TEoLC course improved participants' self-rated confidence, competence and knowledge in EoLC. Findings have utility beyond the UK in light of the international policy recommendations to improve the palliative care skills of generalist healthcare providers.
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