Inter-Professional High Fidelity Simulation: The Way Forward for End-of-Life Care Education

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Authors

  • Priscilla Cunningham
  • Joanne Reid
  • Helen Noble
  • Helen McAneney
  • Claire Carswell
  • Susan McClement
  • Billiejoan Rice
  • Andrew Spence
  • Ian Walsh
  • Claire Lewis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-3-120

Abstract

Providing high quality care for dying patients and their families has been highlighted as a na-tional priority in the United Kingdom (UK)1 with national guidelines and policies existing to provide direction specific to the provision of end-of-life care (EOLC).

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Published

2017-06-28

How to Cite

Priscilla Cunningham, Joanne Reid, Helen Noble, Helen McAneney, Claire Carswell, Susan McClement, … Claire Lewis. (2017). Inter-Professional High Fidelity Simulation: The Way Forward for End-of-Life Care Education. Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care, 3(1), 6–10. https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-3-120