Background This paper responds to previously published debate in this journal around the
use of sociolinguistic methods in communication skills training (CST), which has raised the …

Background E-learning allows delivery of education in many diverse settings and
researchers have demonstrated it can be as effective as learning conducted in traditional …

The purpose of this study was to explore one novice clinical educator's experiences with
training essential communication and interpersonal skills using a virtual patient. Over 3 …

Background Adequate information-provision forms a crucial component of optimal cancer
care. However, information-provision is particularly challenging in an oncology setting. It is …

Effective communication is central to children, young people, and their families' experiences
of health care. Most patient complaints in developed health care systems result from …

Background: Although most physicians in medical settings have to deliver bad news, the
skills of delivering bad news to patients have been given insufficient attention. Delivering …

The aim of the study is to examine the relationships between attitudes towards
communication skills, self-evaluation of communication abilities, and sense of coherence …

Aims: To evaluate how an early, single clinical experience in a nursing home influences
physiotherapy students' attitudes towards older people and self-perceived confidence in …

Supervised clinical practice is an essential component of undergraduate nursing students'
learning and development. In the mental health setting, nursing students traditionally …

The adoption and implementation of new technology to support work-integrated learning
(WIL) is often challenging for staff and students. In this chapter, the authors discuss the …