Abstract:Paediatric palliative care (PPC) is in its nascent stage despite being an essential component of paediatrics. With its growing importance in healthcare of the 21 st century, the expertise, emotional coping and communication skills of healthcare professionals have been greatly challenged. This situation is partially attributed to shortfalls in undergraduate education. This cross-sectional explorative study reveals the PPC-related knowledge, attitude and educational needs of undergraduate preclinical medical and… Show more
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