Sharing comfort communication training with healthcare professionals in Nairobi, Kenya: a pilot webinar series

E Wittenberg, RO Alabere, E Beltran… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Communication training for healthcare providers is evident in the context of the
COVID-19 global pandemic, however training opportunities are not available in countries …

COMFORT-IPE: Communication training for interprofessional patient-centered care

EM Wittenberg-Lyles, JV Goldsmith, B Ferrell… - …, 2012 - mededportal.org
Introduction This resource presents a series of communication skills training modules
designed to highlight interprofessional care and communication. Each module of the …

Health professionals' experiences of rapport during telehealth encounters in community palliative care: an interpretive description study

W English, J Robinson, M Gott - Palliative Medicine, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Despite the reported importance of rapport, there are knowledge gaps in the
ways rapport is developed and experienced by health professionals during telehealth calls …

Nurse comfort with palliative and end-of-life communication: a rural and urban comparison

MJ Isaacson, ME Minton, P DaRosa… - Journal of Hospice & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Communication is a key component of palliative and end-of-life care. Little is known about
comfort with palliative and end-of-life communication among nurses working in rural and …

How are the vibes? Patient and family experiences of rapport during telehealth calls in palliative care

W English, J Robinson, M Gott - 2023 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
Interactions with rapport are considered essential to palliative care and beneficial to patient
outcomes. With the current interest in telehealth, more knowledge is needed about rapport …

Developing skills in communication in end of life care: evaluation of a 3 day pilot course for core medical training

L Feathers, S DeCaestecker, P Norrie… - BMJ Supportive & …, 2014 - spcare.bmj.com
Background Effective communication is a core skill for professionals. Skilled communication
is also regarded as one of the key domains of leadership that doctors should develop …

The practical nurse: A case for COMFORT communication training

E Wittenberg-Lyles, J Goldsmith… - American Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Licensed practical nurses provide the majority of bedside care in long-term care facilities
and home care settings, and their communication with patients and families is pivotal to …

Assessment of an interprofessional online curriculum for palliative care communication training

E Wittenberg-Lyles, J Goldsmith, B Ferrell… - Journal of palliative …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
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 …

How should realism and hope be combined in physician–patient communication at the end of life? An online focus-group study among participants with and without a …

MG Oosterveld-Vlug, AL Francke… - … & supportive care, 2017 - cambridge.org
Objective: Maintaining false hope may result in prolonged curative aggressive treatments
until the very last stage of life. In this study, we sought to explore how people think that …

What are the communication skills and needs of doctors when communicating a poor prognosis to patients and their families? A qualitative study from South Africa

LL Ganca, L Gwyther, R Harding, M Meiring - South African Medical Journal, 2016 - ajol.info
Background. Thousands of South Africans are diagnosed with life-threatening illness every
year. Research shows that, globally, of the 20 million people who need palliative care at the …