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KMID : 1138720210470010011
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Korean Public Health Research
2021 Volume.47 No. 1 p.11 ~ p.20
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Activation of Hospice & Palliative Care Education Program for the Volunteers
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Cho Hyun
Cho Byung-Mo
Cho Seo-Young
Cho Seul-Min
Jeong Sung-Hoon
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Abstract
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Objectives: As part of a multidisciplinary team of hospice·palliative care, this study aims to develop an education program which provides hospice·palliative care of superior quality for nonprofessional labor force including volunteers.
Methods: Through literature review, this study inspects hospice·palliative care education programs and cases which are taking place in and out of Korea 1) Grasp the current hospice·palliative care conditions through statistics 2) Analyze hospice·palliative care education programs through literature review 3) Develop a new model of education program for volunteers based on analyzed education programs
Results: Focusing on hospice·palliative care education program which incorporates basic lecture and audiovisual materials, the study will manage post-education placement cases with regard to ‘hospice·palliative profile’, ‘life and death’, ‘hospice·palliative care’, ‘understanding of terminal illness(cancer)’, ‘pain management’, ‘‘communication’, ‘stress management’, ‘Act on Life Prolongation Decision-making’, ‘brain death’, ‘organ transplant’, ‘bereavement care’, and others.
Conclusion: Development of a standardized education program for hospice·palliative care volunteers as well as expanded education in online setting are required. It is also necessary to foster volunteers by issuing certificates upon completing education for potential employment opportunities.
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KEYWORD
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hospice & palliative care, volunteers, education program, terminal illness
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