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Table 2 Programme and content of the CME meeting about palliative care

From: Development, modelling, and pilot testing of a complex intervention to support end-of-life care provided by Danish general practitioners

Time

Curriculum covered in each meeting

4.30–5.10 pm

What is palliative care?

- Definition and changes in the understanding of palliative care. Focus on end- of-life care

- Disease trajectories and the challenges in identifying when end-of-life care is needed

- Discussion of patient case: (short film)

5.25–6.00 pm

What are the patients’ palliative needs?

- Results from a Danish survey among palliative patients

- Discussion of two patient cases (short films)

6.30–6.45 pm

Presentation of the local palliative team by the palliative physician

6.45–7.35 pm

Medical skills and practicalities

- Prescription of just-in-casea box, terminal declarationb, use of EDS, etc.

7.45–8.00 pm

Local support to patients and relatives

- Which alternatives does the GP have? Who else can help and support?

  1. aanticipatory medicine
  2. bdeclaration releasing medical reimbursement for end-of-life care