Opinion & Special Articles: Competency in Serious Illness Communication for Neurology Residents
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Until 2019, the only reference that Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) made to discussion of patients' care values was an indirect one: neurology residents must “demonstrate knowledge palliative care, including adequate pain relief as well psychosocial support and counseling patients families.”1 In 2009, a nationwide study demonstrated residents' poor across multiple domains, discussing end-of-life preferences.2
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0028-3878', '1526-632X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000011048