Patient-and family-centered care focuses on relationships among patients, families, and
health care providers that are mutually beneficial and improve health care outcomes and …

Objective To identify gaps and opportunities in complex care training for pediatric residents.
Methods Residents in an academic pediatric residency program were surveyed about …

Purpose: To develop, implement, and evaluate a longitudinal skills-based curriculum to
teach pediatric residents a model for communicating bad news (CBN) that includes eliciting …

Background Residents in surgical specialties face a steep hierarchy when managing
medical crises. Hierarchy can negatively impact patient safety when team members are …

The use of simulation-based training to develop, improve, and maintain clinical
competencies is effective for clinicians at all levels of training. 1–6 Simulation-based …

Introduction Physician communication impacts patient outcomes. However, communication
skills, especially around difficult conversations, remain suboptimal, and there is no clear way …

Background The purpose of this study was to implement an objective structured clinical
examination for child neurology trainees for formative feedback regarding communication …

Background Nursing and other health care professionals are often required to conduct
difficult conversations with patients and their families. Simulation in nursing education …

Communicating, sharing information and shared decision making–with patients' consent–
with their next-of-kin and families is not only good practice it can be vital for their effective …

OBJECTIVE: During the clerkship years, students often discover a misalignment between
formal preclinical communication skills teaching and the actual practices of housestaff and …