Learning Needs Assessment

University of OttawaUndergraduate curriculum review & interviews with cycle coordinators No coherent plan for palliative/end of

life education

Student questionnaires for assessing their learning needs 4th Year class Administered April 12 125 students – 90 in class – 60

returned

4th Year Student Questionnaires

English & French: Cover letter Demographics, experience with

terminally ill Education experience (perceived) Quick Quiz (observed)

English only: Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of

the Dying Scale (1991) – English only

Status of Needs Assessment

Data entry, analysis of questionnairesCompare results with School of Nursing learning needs assessmentValidate Quick QuizKey informant interviews when/if we get funding in the fall Integrate Ontario Palliative Undergraduate Network (OPUN) competencies into curriculumDesign OSCE for Fall 2005