PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Sivell, Stephanie AU - Lidstone, Victoria AU - Taubert, Mark AU - Thompson, Catherine AU - Nelson, Annmarie TI - Identifying the key elements of an education package to up-skill multidisciplinary adult specialist palliative care teams caring for young adults with life-limiting conditions: an online Delphi study AID - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000595 DP - 2015 Sep 01 TA - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care PG - 306--315 VI - 5 IP - 3 4099 - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/5/3/306.short 4100 - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/5/3/306.full SO - BMJ Support Palliat Care2015 Sep 01; 5 AB - Objectives To collect the views of experts to inform the development of an education package for multidisciplinary adult specialist palliative care (SPC) teams caring for young people with life-limiting conditions.Methods A modified online Delphi process collated expert opinion on format, delivery and content of an education package to up-skill adult SPC teams. Round 1 participants (n=44) answered free-text questions, generating items for Round 2. In Round 2, 68 participants rated the extent to which they agreed/disagreed with the items on 5-point Likert-type scales. Median and mean scores assessed the importance of each item. IQR scores assessed level of consensus for each item; items lacking consensus were rerated by 35 participants in Round 3.Results In the Delphi, consensus was reached on a range of suggested formats, on who should deliver the training, and on several clinical, psychosocial and practical topics.Conclusions Development of a continuous/rolling programme of education, tailored for content and mode of delivery and incorporated into working practice is recommended. As a direct outcome of the results of this study, a series of six linked study days has been established, focusing specifically on the issues around caring for young adults with life-limiting conditions and palliative care needs.