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Revista Colombiana de Cirugía
Print version ISSN 2011-7582On-line version ISSN 2619-6107
Abstract
DIAGAMA-RESTREPO, Sebastián; VEGA-PENA, Neil Valentín and LEON-DELGADO, Marta Ximena. Perception of palliative care training among students of General Surgery specializations in Colombia. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2024, vol.39, n.2, pp.209-217. Epub Jan 24, 2024. ISSN 2011-7582. https://doi.org/10.30944/20117582.2444.
Introduction.
Palliative care responds to the suffering of terminal patients and requires trained personnel for intervention. They are part of the activity in surgery; however, we did not find information about postgraduate education in surgery in Colombia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of knowledge in palliative care, the quality of training and pedagogical strategies in residents.
Methods.
Observational study with self-completed information collection by electronic means.
Results.
A total of 228 residents participated, 7.8% mentioned a palliative care rotation and 66.6% mentioned having contact with palliative care specialists; 30.7% did not identify a clear pedagogical strategy; 29.3% had a high level of knowledge and 21.1% had adequate quality of training; 83.8% had a high level in the management of intestinal obstruction. There was no association between the level of knowledge and the variables evaluated (p>0.05).
Conclusions.
Neither the learning received nor the year of training had an effect on the perceived level of knowledge. Competencies in palliative care, its methods and the quality of learning are deficient at the postgraduate level in surgery in Colombia. It is probably on a hidden resume. It is necessary to implement pedagogical strategies in the study curricula of surgeon training programs.
Keywords : general surgery; palliative care; palliative medicine; surgical oncology; graduate medical education; competency-based education.