This preliminary study seeks to establish a baseline of barriers to communication as
identified by healthcare professionals (HCPs) working as part of interdisciplinary palliative …

Talking about sad, bad, and difficult things with patients and their families is a fundamental
and an inevitable part of the health-care professional's (HCPs) work, but one in which few …

When speaking to public audiences, palliative care advocates often reach for personal
experiences of great meaning and significance in their own lives, and often distill those …

This exceptional work explores the complexities of communication at one of the most critical
stages of the life experience--during advanced, serious illness and at the end of life …

Communication in Palliative Nursing unites complementary work in communication studies
and nursing research to present a theoretically grounded curriculum for teaching palliative …

The key to quality end-of-life care is a trusting physician-patient relationship and satisfying
communication. Training and experience are needed to effectively share bad news, elicit …

CONTEXT: The End of Life Care Strategy for England highlights effective communication
between patients and professionals as key to facilitating patient involvement in advance …

High-quality doctor-patient communication in end-of-life care results in better quality of life
for patients. In linguistically and culturally diverse societies, language discordant …

Goals of work The purpose of the study was to describe how interaction about changes in
illness and prognosis was shaped by participants in outpatient palliative cancer care …

Background: Curricular changes to palliative care communication training are needed in
order to accommodate a variety of learners, especially in lieu of the projected national …