Background Healthcare organisations are transforming the way care is delivered to people
with a life-limiting illness with an increased focus on recognising the voice of the persons …

Background Conversation and discourse analytic research has yielded important evidence
about skills needed for effective, sensitive communication with patients about illness …

Background Ariadne Labs' Serious Illness Care Program (SICP), inclusive of the Serious
Illness Conversation Guide (SICG), has been adapted for use in a variety of settings and …

Aims and objectives The proposed study aimed to answer the following question: What
communication issues do nurses find challenging when caring for people with life‐limiting …

Objectives Report the implementation, user evaluation and key outcome measures of an
educational intervention—the iValidate educational programme—designed to improve …

Introduction Exploring the experiences and perspectives of healthcare professionals,
patients and caregivers toward serious illness conversations based on the Serious Illness …

Background When doctors have honest conversations with patients about their illness and
involve them in decisions about their care, patients express greater satisfaction with care …

Introduction Exploring the experiences and perspectives of healthcare professionals,
patients and caregivers toward serious illness conversations based on the Serious Illness …

Background There is growing recognition that a diverse range of healthcare professionals
need competence in palliative approaches to care. Effective communication is a core …

Background: Effective communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of
patients approaching the end-of-life is vital to ensure patients have a 'good death'. To …