Table 3 Education and training available in hospice that are perceived as useful
Education and training type | Examples found useful |
|---|---|
Self-directed learning | Talking to more experienced colleagues |
Completing own reading | |
Online modules | |
Watching videos and documentaries | |
Observing others as they work | |
Formal education | Postgraduate medical training |
State-based VAD training for practitioners under the Act (Only available to those training for duties under the Act) | |
Hospice-delivered education | Question and answer sessions with clinicians who had been involved with the process in other jurisdictions |
“Scripts” to support communication with patients and families | |
Learning from each other | |
Education sessions around Hospice policies and frameworks | |
Formal mentorship of interested nurses into VAD coordinator roles | |
Handouts about the VAD process | |
Posters about VAD resources in staff room | |
Handouts about “what is a VAD first request” | |
Lectures and presentations | |
Related education topics that were considered useful | Advance Care Planning |
Confidentiality | |
Palliative Care principles | |
Active listening skills | |
Medical ethics (Autonomy, capacity, consent, supported decision-making mentioned) |