Delivering Palliative Care Education where there is Little Concept of Palliative Care: The Cultural Challenges
Journal Title: Palliative Medicine & Hospice Care – Open Journal - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
Volunteering to teach abroad in a country where palliative care is not well-established, either as a concept or service, is professionally stimulating and challenging. It provides an opportunity to learn about other social and healthcare cultures and challenges one’s own views and attitudes. Sharing knowledge and skills with others, is a two way experience that enriches one’s practice and provides motivation for change. It is also an opportunity for reflection and re-focusing for the busy professional and to be recommended. In this paper we seek to describe some of the challenges you may face and ways around them. We look at subjects such as the need to know and respect the culture we will travel to, explore ideas around truth-telling, concepts of honour and shame and training in countries where there are limited resources and opioids. We shall also comment on introducing new methods of teaching and making them relevant for different subjects. This is drawn from over 20 years of experience by volunteer educators working under the auspices of PRIME (Partnerships in International Medical Education), a UK charity.
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David Butler
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