Grief training in palliative care fellowships

Grief training in palliative care fellowships
Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, by Sara A. Barlow, MD; Meghan Price, MD; Christopher A. Jones, MD; Carl Pieper, DrPH; Anthony N. Galanos, MD; 1/24
No prior study has assessed grief and bereavement curriculum in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) fellowship programs in the United States. ... Most palliative care programs were academic (74%) and had four or fewer fellows (85%). 90% devoted a minority (0%–10%) of their curriculum to grief and bereavement training. Most programs reported at least some program-led grief and bereavement programming (69%); however, 53% endorsed that fellows are not very or not at all involved in this programming.