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Development of a distance education palliative care programme for allied health professionals in Australia
Author(s) -
Dawson Sky,
Walker Helen
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1998.tb00789.x
Subject(s) - palliative care , health professionals , nursing , medicine , health care , health education , family medicine , medical education , public health , political science , law
A postal survey of allied health professionals working in hospice and palliative care in Australia was conducted in 1995. Its aims were to investigate the education presently provided for allied health professionals in this field and the interest of these workers in further education. A total of 223 questionnaires were returned. One hundred and sixty‐five respondents stated that no specific education for allied health professionals was provided in their workplace. Almost all considered that there was a need for more palliative care education for allied health professionals. Seventy‐five per cent said they were interested in distance education in palliative care. The implications of these findings for further training are discussed, as well as the development of a post‐graduate distance education package.