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TM. The EPEC-O Project Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care - Oncology. The EPEC TM -O Curriculum is produced by The EPEC TM Project with major funding provided by NCI, with supplemental funding provided by the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
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TM The EPEC-O Project Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care - Oncology The EPECTM-O Curriculum is produced by The EPECTM Project with major funding provided by NCI, with supplemental funding provided by the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
EPEC - OncologyEducation in Palliative and End-of-life Care - Oncology Teach 1: Teaching Skills I
Overall message The way information is taught is important to retention and implementation.
Objectives • Describe the goals of education • Explain how adults learn best • Use personal style and presentation skills to make teaching more effective • Cope with “challenging” participants
Components of education . . . • Attitudes • Knowledge • Skills • Behavior • Patient/Family Outcomes • Societal Experience Dixon J. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1978.
Old: Teacher decides No questions Learner is “empty” vessel; teacher is “full” vessel New: Teacher and learner(s) negotiate Discuss and debate Both vessels have room! “Old” versus “new” models
Passive learning • Information transfer • Reflection • Evaluation • Assessment • Analysis
Active learning • Discussed • Debated • Processed • Linked to relevant activities
Positive factors influencing learning • Learner is motivated • Teacher is a role model • Learner has some experience • Learner wants (needs) to know • Practical
Negative factors influencing learning • Forced to show up • “Educated” before • Preoccupied or distracted • Personal barriers (attitudes) to content
Principles of physician learning • Practical • Participation • Multiple demands Hank Slotnick, PhD, North Dakota.
Active teaching methods • Interactive lecture • Case studies • Role-play • Facilitated discussions • Use of videos • Other visual aides • Participation
Personal style • Movement • Tone & volume • Speed • Direction • Minimize distractions
Know your material Rehearse Prepare the room Prepare and test AV equipment Be prepared to answer questions Use humor appropriately Be prepared for challengingparticipants Teaching skills
Know-it-all Naysayer Monopolizer Chatterbox Reluctant learner Preacher Unresponsive participant “Challenging” participants
Summary The way information is taught is important to retention and implementation.