HMS CENTER FOR PALLIATIVE CARE
Susan D. Block, MD and J. Andrew Billings, MD, Program Co-Directors; Faculty: ADD
This grant provides five years of support for a national center of excellence in palliative care education and practice and supports national faculty development programs for training medical and nursing faculty about palliative care clinical practice and educational methods.
Key Words: Palliative care; end-of-life care; faculty development; medical education
Grant Support: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (SDB and JAB)
Program Sites: Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care
Program Directors: Susan D. Block, MD and J. Andrew Billings, MD
END-OF-LIFE SURVEY
Susan D. Block, MD, Program Director; Amy Sullivan, Ed.D., Project Director.
To survey a nationally representative sample of 4th year medical students about their experiences and attitudes related to end-of-life-care and to compare survey results with student competencies in end-of-life-care as measured by the National Board of Medical Examiners.
Key Words: palliative care; end-of-life care; medical education
Grant Support: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (SDB)
Program Sites: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Program Directors: Susan D. Block, MD
PHYSICIANS' EMOTIONAL REACTIONS TO PATIENTS' DEATHS
Susan D. Block, MD and Robert Arnold, MD, Program Co-Directors
This is a prospective, in-depth study of medical students, residents and faculty to explore their emotional responses to their patients' deaths, their attitudes towards palliative care, and their reported practices in caring for terminally ill patients.
Key Words: grief; burnout; palliative care; end-of-life care; countertransference
Grant Support: The Nathan Cummings Foundation (SDB and RA)
Program Sites: Brigham & Woman's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Program Directors: Susan D. Block, MD and Robert Arnold, MD
PALLIATIVE CARE ROLE MODEL PROGRAM
Susan D. Block, MD and J. Andrew Billings, MD
In this program, faculty in multiple disciplines undergo an intensive learner-centered curriculum in palliative medicine to enhance their competence in pain and symptom management, end-of-life communication issues, psychosocial assessment and treatment, ethical issues, hospice philosophy and bereavement care.
Key Words: palliative care; end-of-life care; faculty development; medical education
Grant Support: National Institute of Health, Grant #5R25CA66818-05
Program Sites: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Program Directors: Susan D. Block, M.D.