TABLE 3.

Training and Development of PPCCs

PPCC Training and Development	Example Training Courses by Discipline
Didactic education modules, courses, and seminars	ELNEC courses from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Educational curriculum on palliative and EOL care principles: https://www.aacnnursing.org/ELNEC
	EPEC-Pediatrics
	Comprehensive curriculum to address the needs of children and their families, pediatric oncologists, and other pediatric clinicians: https://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/programs/epec/curricula/pediatrics.html
Experiential communication skills courses, including training to facilitate communication teaching sessions for CICU staff	Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care courses: https://pallcare.hms.harvard.edu/courses
	PAPC: 2-d course for interdisciplinary providers on PC principles
	PCEP: 2-wk intensive course on PC principles and communication training
	VitalTalk courses: http://vitaltalk.org/courses/
	Half- or full-day communication training
	Faculty development course
Rotation Experiences	Clinical rotations with the subspecialty PPC team
	1-y hospice and palliative medicine fellowship (ACGME accredited)
	1-mo rotations with PPC team for CICU and cardiology trainees and advanced practice nurses
	Ongoing participation with attendance at team meetings and service-based grand rounds and presentations

ACGME, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; ELNEC, End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium; EPEC, Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care; PAPC, Practical Aspects of Palliative Care; PCEP, Palliative Care Education and Practice.