BUS ROUNDS FOR MEDICAL CONGRESSES ON PALLIATIVE CARE

Three 4-hour bus rounds were organized as part of an international pal liative care congress, to promote patient-based education both at home and in acute care hospitals. Patient cases were presented and discuss ed en route to and from each vis it. A total of 23 medical specialists visited 16 patients (10 in three different hospitals and 6 at home). A mean of 5.3 cases were presented during each round. A total of nine journal club articles were presented, a mean of three (2-4) articles p er round. A questionnaire was filled out anonymously by all 23 partici pants. On a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best) they gave the rounds an ove rall rating of 5 (range 4-5). These findings suggest .bus rounds provi de an opportunity for intensive exposure to patient-based learning, bo th in acute care hospitals and at home.