TY - JOUR T1 - Palliative care simulation for internal medicine trainees: development and pilot study JF - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care JO - BMJ Support Palliat Care DO - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003272 SP - bmjspcare-2021-003272 AU - Felicity Dewhurst AU - Kate Howorth AU - Hannah Billett AU - Jolene Brown AU - Maxwell Charles AU - Elizabeth Fleming AU - Craig Gouldthorpe AU - Amy Huggin AU - Emily Kavanagh AU - Rachel Kiltie AU - Lucy Robinson AU - Grace Rowley AU - Lauri Simkiss AU - Donna Wakefield AU - Elizabeth Woods AU - Deepta Churm AU - Rowan Warmsley AU - Kerry Waterfield Y1 - 2021/09/16 UR - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/early/2021/09/16/bmjspcare-2021-003272.abstract N2 - Objectives Shape of training has recognised that ‘Managing End-of-Life and Applying Palliative Care Skills’ is a key competency for internal medicine trainees. It provides the opportunity and challenge to improve palliative care training for generalist physicians. Simulation has been recognised internationally as a holistic teaching and assessment method. This study aimed to produce a palliative medicine simulation training package for internal medicine trainees for delivery by palliative medicine trainees providing the former opportunity to practice assessment and management of patients with life-limiting illness and the latter teaching and management opportunities.Methods A regional group of palliative medicine trainees were trained in simulation and debrief. Nominal and focus group techniques designed a simulation training package. Learning outcomes were mapped to the internal medicine curriculum descriptors.Results Palliative simulation for internal medicine trainees (PALL-SIM-IMT) is a training package meeting internal medicine trainees’ curriculum requirements. Regional pilots have demonstrated feasibility for delivery by palliative medicine trainees and improvement in recipients’ confidence in all curriculum descriptors.Conclusions PALL-SIM-IMT can aid competency achievement for the provision of generalist palliative care by internal medicine trainees. It allows reciprocal development of palliative medicine trainees’ leadership and teaching skills. National adoption and evaluation is ongoing. ER -