Palliative Medicine learning goals
Palliative Medicine learning goals
Completion requirements
The curriculum standards are summarised as 20 learning goals. The learning goals articulate what trainees need to be, do and know, and are assessed throughout training.

- Professional behaviours

- Team leadership
- Supervision and teaching
- Quality improvement
- Clinical assessment and management
- Management of transitions in care settings
- Manage acute changes in clinical condition
- Communication with patients
- Prescribing
- Procedures
- Investigations
- Clinic and community management
- End-of-life care

- Pain
- Managing other symptoms and complications of cancer
- Cancer and its treatment
- Non-malignant, progressive life-limiting conditions
- Acute conditions and palliative care emergencies
- Managing comorbidities in palliative care
- Comprehensive end-of-life care
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