Design, Creation, and 13-Month Performance of a Novel, Web-Based Activity for Education in Primary Cardiology Palliative Care

Jill M Steiner; Caroline L Doherty; Jill A Patton; Jadry Gruen; Sarah Godfrey; John Mulrow; Richard A Josephson; Sarah J Goodlin

doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.05.031

Design, Creation, and 13-Month Performance of a Novel, Web-Based Activity for Education in Primary Cardiology Palliative Care

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Sep;68(3):255-260. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.05.031. Epub 2024 Jun 5.

Authors

Jill M Steiner¹, Caroline L Doherty², Jill A Patton³, Jadry Gruen⁴, Sarah Godfrey⁵, John Mulrow⁶, Richard A Josephson⁷, Sarah J Goodlin⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence (J.M.S.), Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (C.L.D.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, Section of Palliative Medicine (J.A.P.), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology (J.G.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁵ Division of Cardiology (S.G.), UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio (J.M.), San Antonio, Texas, USA.
⁷ Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (R.A.J.), Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
⁸ Department of Medicine, Patient-Centered Education and Research and Oregon Health and Sciences University (S.J.G.), Portland, Oregon, USA.

PMID: 38848794
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.05.031

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) clinicians who care for seriously ill patients frequently report that they do not feel confident nor adequately prepared to manage patients' palliative care (PC) needs. With the goal, therefore, of increasing PC knowledge and skills amongst interprofessional clinicians providing CVD care, the ACC's PC Workgroup designed, developed, and implemented a comprehensive PC online educational activity. This paper describes the process and 13-month performance of this free, online activity for clinicians across disciplines and levels of training, "Palliative Care for the Cardiovascular Clinician" (PCCVC). A key component of PCCVC is that it is tailored to the lifelong learner; users can choose and receive credit for the activities that meet their individual learning needs. This webinar series was well-subscribed, and upon completion of the modules, learners reported better self-perceived abilities related to palliative care competencies. We propose PCCVC as a model for primary PC education for clinicians caring for individuals with other serious or life-shortening illnesses.

Keywords: Education; cardiology; education development; interprofessional; primary palliative care.

MeSH terms

Cardiology* / education
Cardiovascular Diseases / therapy
Computer-Assisted Instruction / methods
Humans
Internet*
Palliative Care* / methods