1. Learning to Care for the Dying
Monique Carreno M.D., Maura Brennan M.D.,
Diane Dietzen M.D, Gina Luciano M.D
Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University
The authors have no financial disclosures to report.

2. Problem
Residents are not confident caring for end of life patients*
What is hospice and palliative care medicine?
No curriculum in place
To develop an interactive case based workshop for medical residents to appropriately refer patients to hospice and /or palliative care medicine
Goal
*Yanni LM, McKinney-Ketchum JL, et al. J Grad Med Educ. Preparation, confidence, and attitudes about chronic noncancer
pain in graduate medical education Jun;2(2):260-8.

3. Objectives
1. Define distinguishing characteristics of hospice care and palliative care.
2. Apply this understanding to an unfolding case to determine appropriate referrals.

4. Our workshop Activating Strategy (10 minutes) Learners take pre-test
Instructor draws Venn diagram on white board.
Buzz Word Activity (10-15 minutes)
Small groups report descriptors of hospice and palliative care medicine
Instructor facilitates comparison and contrast of descriptors with use of Venn diagram

5. Buzz Word Activity
Palliative Care Hospice Care

6. Our workshop Unfolding Case Discussion (20 minutes) Part 1 Part 2
Conclusion: (15 minutes)
Closing remarks
Post-test Administration

7. Lessons Learned Knowledge Behavior Team Building
There was objective improvement in
pre- and post-test mean scores by 10%
Behavior
More appropriate referrals
Team Building
Residents and faculty enjoyed multi-disciplinary discussion