Launch of End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center Creates Online National Clearinghouse of Information
Development of the National Resource Center for End-of-Life Physician Education
From September 1999 through December 2003, project staff at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, developed, launched and expanded a website called the End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center.
The project was part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) national program Targeted End-of-Life Projects Initiative.
Key Results:
- In April 2000, the project launched the End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center, a free, searchable clearinghouse of online education materials on end-of-life care. The Web site provides users with peer-reviewed educational materials, recommended books and articles, training opportunities, funding sources, conferences and links to other resources on the World Wide Web.
- More than 262 abstracts describe the educational materials available on the site, including syllabi, evaluation tools, videos, case studies and PowerPoint presentations.
- The site also contains a number of tools specifically for educators:
- One-page summaries to use as teaching tools.
- Brief overviews of educational concepts and strategies.
- Sample exam questions.
- Standardized patient cases.
- A weekly electronic newsletter announces new materials on the website, answers questions previously submitted and communicates the latest news on end-of-life care.
- By mid-2004, the website had 12,000 registered users from 104 countries and was getting more than 300,000 hits per month.
Targeted End-of-Life Projects Initiative Projects - Strategy 1
Individual project results from the RWJF Targeted End-of-Life Projects Initiative, strategy 1: To improve the knowledge and capacity of health care professionals and others to care for the dying.
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