Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
P3 - 06
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Other
Presenter Other
Physician Faculty
Affiliation
Title
COVID-19 Palliative Care Teaching in a Return to Clerkship Session
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person clinical clerkship was paused. To prepare students returning to clinical spheres, a novel Return to Clerkship curriculum was developed with one session focused on palliative care in the context of the pandemic.
Summary of the Innovation
A small, interprofessional working group, including MD Program palliative care education leads, a clinical nurse specialist and a medical student came together to develop these sessions. Objectives included 1) Recognizing and treating symptoms related to COVID-19 at end-of-life 2) Identifying those at risk for complicated grief 3) Explaining and counselling patients on goals of care (GOC) using a serious illness conversation (SIC) framework. A one hour virtual didactic session was followed by a one hour small group learning session. One common clinical case was developed to link the two sessions. The small groups were facilitated by a palliative care clinician using VitalTalks video clips and a group debrief. The small group focus was on learning a framework for GOC conversations and addressing potential challenges faced by students in the provision of patient care during the COVID19 pandemic.
Conclusion
Student feedback rated the didactic lecture at 3.55/5 (n=57). The small group sessions were rated higher at 4/5 (n=63). Narrative feedback included that the sessions were 'helpful,' 'relevant' and 'engaging.' These sessions came together in a very short period of time with over 30 small group facilitators recruited. Overall, this was an excellent and timely way to include further palliative care content into the undergraduate curriculum while supporting students returning to clerkship.
Keyword 1
Undergraduate
Keyword 2
Palliative Care
Keyword 3
COVID-19
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (First choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Giovanna Sirianni
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
