Purpose To provide guidance to oncology clinicians on how to use effective communication
to optimize the patient-clinician relationship, patient and clinician well-being, and family well …

Objectives: In order to evaluate the influence of the doctor-patient relationship and
communication on healthcare outcomes, further reliable results are needed. More specific …

The concept of empathy has received a lot of attention in the past few decades in public
media, academia, national and international politics, arts, ethics, health professions …

For nearly 50 years, Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease has been
the go-to reference for gastroenterology and hepatology residents, fellows, physicians, and …

Background Verbal and non-verbal aspects of communication as well as empathy are
known to have an important impact on the medical encounter. The aim of the study was to …

Background Communicating with patients has long been identified as an important
physician competency. More recently, there is a growing consensus regarding the …

A diagnosis of cancer typically results in patients experiencing uncertainty about and loss of
control over their situation, which in turn has a negative influence on their health outcomes …

This study provides conceptual and empirical arguments why an assessment of applicants'
procedural knowledge about interpersonal behavior via a video-based situational judgment …

ContextAlthough physicians' communication skills have been found to be related to clinical
outcomes and patient satisfaction, teaching of communication skills has not been fully …

OBJECTIVE: Interpersonal and communication skills have been identified as a core
competency that must be demonstrated by physicians. We developed and tested a tool that …