ROLE-PLAYING IN PALLIATIVE CARE AT THE END OF LIFE

In recent years medical simulation has established itself as an essential training method for all healthcare professionals creating an environment where technology serves pedagogy and accelerates the learning curve for life-saving gestures. It offers a learner-centered environment enabling the learner to develop his or her potential at an appropriate pace. Debriefing provides realistic educational feedback on the learner's questions decisions and actions. Role-playing is a recognized tool in human relations training defined as structured exercises in group dynamics. Announcing end-of-life palliative care to cancer patients is a very delicate task. It requires an experienced doctor. For this training in the form of role-playing seems necessary before the direct doctor-patient confrontation.