Background Poor communication skills can potentially compromise patient care. However,
as communication skills training (CST) programs are not seen as a priority to many clinical …

Background The use of fine art in medical education has a long history. Numerous studies
have investigated the potential benefits of incorporating art in medical education; however …

Background: Nurses have an important role in the process of providing information and
helping patients prepare for and receive bad news and understand and cope with the bad …

Objective To identify and summarise evaluated interventions aiming to improve the
communication of palliative care (PC) and end-of-life (EoL) issues in physicians caring for …

Oncology training focuses primarily on biomedical content rather than psychosocial content,
which is not surprising in light of the enormous volume of technical information that oncology …

Background Medical students' empathy toward patients with Alzheimer's is rarely found in
formal medical curricula. Based on Vygotsky's theory, watching films and reflection can be …

Objective Simulation-based training (SBT) is an effective educational method widely used in
many clinical settings, including oncology. This study undertakes a scoping review of …

Purpose A better understanding of how communication skills education impacts trainees'
communication skills is important for continual improvement in graduate medical education …

Context Residents in respiratory medicine are often confronted with breaking bad news to
patients. In communication skill training, a recurring question is whether to use standardized …

Introduction: Simulation activities, such as roleplay, have become established in
undergraduate and graduate education in several subjects of healthcare. The objective of …