Open AccessContinuing professional development for volunteers working in palliative care in a tertiary care cancer institute in India: A cross-sectional observational study of educational needs
Author(s) -
Jayita Deodhar,
Mary Ann Muckaden
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.156475
Subject(s) - palliative care , observational study , medicine , nursing , family medicine , professional development , descriptive statistics , inclusion (mineral) , cross sectional study , medical education , psychology , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , pathology
Training programs for volunteers prior to their working in palliative care are well-established in India. However, few studies report on continuing professional development programs for this group.