De Novo Development of an Interprofessional Hospice Palliative Care Case-Based Simulation

management is insufficient education in our professional training programs, including schools of pharmacy. The purpose of this presentation is to detail efforts made by one school of pharmacy (University of Maryland) to provide required and elective didactic and experiential training opportunities for students of pharmacy, and practicing pharmacists. Methods. The curriculum and post-graduate training activities sponsored by the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in pain management and palliative care have been reviewed and summarized for this presentation. Results. Required didactic content in pain management and palliative care is present in the professional curriculum in several basic sciences courses, which serve as the foundation for therapeutics discussion in courses such as ‘‘Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics,’’ and ‘‘Pharmacotherapy.’’ Didactic elective courses include ‘‘Care of the Terminally Ill (CTI)’’ and ‘‘Grief and Bereavement Theory.’’ The CTI elective has two primary components: pharmacotherapy and psychosocial issues of advanced illness. A significant amount of active learning is included in this course such as case discussions, maintaining an eJournal (write your own eulogy, write a condolence letter, write your bucket list, etc.), a funeral home visit, and the use of games such as Jeopardy. Didactic elective courses that are in development and will be offered in Fall 2011 include ‘‘Opioid Conversion Calculations,’’ and ‘‘Pharmacists and Spirituality.’’ Required and elective experiential coursework is available for fourth year students, as well as the option of working on a special project one-on-one with a faculty member. A range of post-graduate training is available including the first PGY2 Pharmacy Practice Residency in Pain and Palliative Care, and other opportunities. Discussion. The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy has incorporated a significant amount of content on pain management and palliative care for both students, and practicing pharmacists.