Educational interventions for training oncology residents in palliative medicine: a rapid review of the available evidence to inform training standards in cancer care
Jayco Cheng, Irene Centeno, Barry J A Laird, Mari Lõhmus, Greta Chlebopaševienė, Line Foss, Stein Kaasa, Carlos Centeno · 2026
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Jayco Cheng and colleagues published a 2026 rapid review of how to teach palliative care to oncology residents. Adding palliative skills to cancer care improves how doctors talk with patients, control symptoms, and make decisions, yet resident training varies widely. Searching literature from 2000 to 2025, the team found twenty studies of training programs for residents in cancer care.
Half the programs were immersive rotations inside specialist palliative services, usually lasting four to eight weeks. These rotations steadily improved how trainees talk with patients, control symptoms, and feel about the work, with no clear gain from going longer. Required rotations beat optional ones, producing broader gains and more change in real clinical behavior. Short courses and workshops formed the other half. The review feeds into work on shared training standards across Europe.
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| CREATOR | Jayco Cheng, Irene Centeno, Barry J A Laird, Mari Lõhmus, Greta Chlebopaševienė, Line Foss, Stein Kaasa, Carlos Centeno |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |