Journal of general internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Using a pocket card to improve end-of-life care on internal medicine clinical teaching units: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.
End-of-life care is suboptimally taught in undergraduate and postgraduate education in Canada. Previous interventions to improve residents' knowledge and comfort have involved lengthy comprehensive educational modules or dedicated palliative care rotations. ⋯ Our pocket card is a feasible, economical, and educational intervention that improves resident comfort level and knowledge in delivering end-of-life care on CTUs.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Redefining and redesigning hospital discharge to enhance patient care: a randomized controlled study.
Patients are routinely ill-prepared for the transition from hospital to home. Inadequate communication between Hospitalists and primary care providers can further compromise post-discharge care. Redesigning the discharge process may improve the continuity and the quality of patient care. ⋯ A low-cost discharge-transfer intervention may improve the rates of outpatient follow-up and of completed workups after hospital discharge.