Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ELECT EMEDS - Introduction to Palliative Care
Director Fourth Year Department Courses: Jonathan Eaton, MD
Director(s): Michelle Self, MD
Administrative Contact: Lisa Locke
Number of Students Per 4 Week Block: 1
Duration: 4 weeks
Location: Academic Medical Center of Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Elective Offered During Blocks: All
Course Code: EMEDS
4 credits
To provide a comprehensive experience in caring for and managing patients in palliative care.
Objectives:
Specific Objectives:
Students will see patients with palliative care conditions in the hospital as directed by the attending physician Monday through Friday during the four weeks on the rotation.
Students will document progress and consult notes in Epic as directed by the attending physician.
Students will read and learn about the conversations and care provided to patients and their families in palliative care situations in order to better handle these discussions and situations on their own as a physician.
Students will achieve a passing score on the rotation by seeing patients in the hospital and documenting in Epic as directed by the attending physician.
Students will attend Medicine Grand Rounds weekly along with any other conferences as directed by the attending physician.
Attendance:
Students must be present every weekday. Students are allowed two excused absences for interviews during the four- week rotation. The excused absences must be approved by the attending physician. Any additional absences must be approved by the attending physician and the course director and must be made up before the semester is completed. Documentation of such interviews must be provided to the course director. Students will receive an incomplete until such absences have been made up. Make up days are at the discretion of the course director.
Resources for Learning:
The student is expected to use general reference material such as Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and specialty texts to achieve a basic understanding of their patients’ diseases and their practical management. The resources of the fellows, residents, attending physician and consulting physicians should be used routinely to supplement the student’s reading, as well as recourse to journal articles and internet resources as needed.
Evaluation:
Students will receive a formal evaluation from the attending physician at the end of the rotation in one45. There will also be informal feedback given throughout the rotation by the attending physician
Offered: ALL
Pass/Fail
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