Teaching Communication Skills in Breast Imaging

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolynn M DeBenedectis
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Breast Imaging ◽  
Image Interpretation ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Good News ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Procedural Skills ◽  
Simulation Based

Abstract Breast radiologists communicate life-changing results to patients every day. It is critical for breast radiologists to be effective communicators and to deliver difficult and good news effectively and empathetically. Communication skills can be just as important as image interpretation and procedural skills in breast imaging. Breast radiologists can learn effective communication through practice. In addition, simulation-based communication skills training can help our trainees practice their communication skills in a low-stakes environment and become more comfortable with communicating difficult results. This manuscript sets out to familiarize breast radiologists with what effective communication skills are, as well as how to learn and teach them.

Communication in the last days or hours of life

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Informational Needs ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
Care Of The Dying

This chapter discusses effective communication in the last days or hours of life. It describes communication including verbal, non-verbal, and paralinguistic elements together with how to structure complex conversations. It recognizes the importance of communication when a person is expected to die within the coming days or hours. Sensitive communication is essential when dealing with uncertainty inherent at this time and strategies are identified to enable clinicians to elicit the needs and concerns of patients and families. The chapter also examines how the priorities for the care of the dying person can be ascertained. Strategies for giving information and discussing care in a sensitive and supportive manner are described, including how to assess informational needs, effective ways to break bad news, and ways of responding to difficult questions. Finally, the importance of having a competent workforce is recognized and some communication skills training opportunities for healthcare staff are discussed.

scholarly journals Exploring communication skills training in undergraduate nurse education by means of a curriculum

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britt-Maj Wikström ◽  
Gunilla Svidén
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Patient Interaction ◽  
Nursing Communication ◽  
Teachers And Students

This study is an attempt to investigate by means of a curriculum how nurses are trained theoretically and practically throughout their specialist education to communicate competently and professionally in interaction with colleagues and patients. Research today shows that there are many different approaches to develop professionally skilled communication in nurse-patient interaction. It indicates that this aspect of nurse education is regarded as an important feature by educators. It is therefore of interest to study, by means of analysing a curriculum, how nurses’ communicative competence is developed. To this purpose a curriculum was presented related to nursing communication skills training, selected from a University College of Health Care Sciences in Sweden. Both students and teachers need clearly defined curricula to structure their studies and to evaluate communication skills. The investigated curriculum could be further developed to direct students and teachers in effective communication skills. It is of importance to have a curriculum that could be interpreted in the same way by teachers and students.

scholarly journals Communication skills training for healthcare students working with people with intellectual disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-77
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Metcalf ◽  
Robert Colgate
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Healthcare Students ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Authentic Communication

SUMMARYEffective communication skills are essential for all healthcare professionals. Specialist teaching on communicating with people with intellectual disabilities is often lacking, resulting in poorer healthcare and worse outcomes than in the general population. Working with professionally trained actors with intellectual disabilities, we developed an interprofessional workshop that sought to provide authentic communication skills training to enable healthcare students from various disciplines to communicate effectively with patients of all abilities. In a survey, students reported that they found the workshops rewarding and confidence-building, and that they learnt more about the roles of their interprofessional colleagues.DECLARATION OF INTERESTNone.

scholarly journals The impact of effective communication skills training on the status of marital burnout among married women

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Jafari ◽  
Ali Alami ◽  
Elham Charoghchian ◽  
Ali Delshad Noghabi ◽  
Mahbobeh Nejatian
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Background This study aimed to determine the impact of effective communication skills training intervention on the marital burnout among married women referring to health centers. Methods In this quasi-experimental study, 94 participants were selected from a descriptive study from among 936 married women referring to health centers who had a high rate of marital burnout and were randomly divided to the experimental group (n = 47) and control group (n = 47). The educational intervention was designed and performed in 7 sessions of 45 min for the experimental group. In the two stages before and after the intervention, the demographic sections, the Pines Marital Burnout Scale and effective communication skills were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24 and inferential test of Chi-square, Paired sample t-test and Wilcoxon test. Results There was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention (p > 0.05). Performing the intervention in the experimental group significantly reduced the mean score of total marital burnout from 60.51 (± 14.96) to 51.82 (± 11.90), and reduced the mean score of marital burnout subscales, including physical, mental and emotional burnout. Also, in this study, the educational intervention of the experimental group significantly improved effective communication skills, and the mean score of effective communication skills increased from 85.12 (± 15.86) to 97.95 (± 14.53) (p < 0.001). Conclusion Based on the positive impact of effective communication skills on reducing marital burnout, it is recommended that more attention should be paid to enhancing these skills in spouses and pre-marital programs.

scholarly journals The Survey of Effective Communication Skills Training on Anxiety and Social Phobia among Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-268
Author(s):  
Sima Safikhangholizadeh ◽  
Hadis Moridi ◽  
Zolfaghar Abyar ◽  
Narges Zamani ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Communication Skills Training

scholarly journals Simulation-Based Communication Skills Training for Experienced Clinicians to Improve Family Conversations About Organ and Tissue Donation

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Elizabeth Potter ◽  
Jonathan J. Gatward ◽  
Michelle A. Kelly ◽  
Leigh McKay ◽  
Ellie McCann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Deceased Organ Donation ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

Introduction: The approach, communication skills, and confidence of clinicians responsible for raising deceased organ donation may influence families’ donation decisions. The aim of this study was to increase the preparedness and confidence of intensive care clinicians allocated to work in a “designated requester” role. Design: We conducted a posttest evaluation of an innovative simulation-based training program. Simulation-based training enabled clinicians to rehearse the “balanced approach” to family donation conversations (FDCs) in the designated requester role. Professional actors played family members in simulated clinical settings using authentic scenarios, with video-assisted reflective debriefing. Participants completed an evaluation after the workshop. Simple descriptive statistical analysis and content analysis were performed. Results: Between January 2013 and July 2015, 25 workshops were undertaken with 86 participants; 82 (95.3%) returned evaluations. Respondents were registered practicing clinicians; over half (44/82; 53.7%) were intensivists. Most attended a single workshop. Evaluations were overwhelmingly positive with the majority rating workshops as outstanding (64/80; 80%). Scenario fidelity, competence of the actors, opportunity to practice and receive feedback on performance, and feedback from actors, both in and out of character, were particularly valued. Most (76/78; 97.4%) reported feeling more confident about their designated requester role. Discussion: Simulation-based communication training for the designated requester role in FDCs increased the knowledge and confidence of clinicians to raise the topic of donation.

scholarly journals Can an online clinical communication course impact learner behaviour?

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
Cristelle Chow ◽  
Cynthia Lim ◽  
Koh Cheng Thoon
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Communication Skills Training ◽  
Clinical Communication ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Patient Feedback ◽  
Clinical Scenarios

Background: Effective communication between doctors and patients leads to better compliance, health outcomes and higher doctor and patient satisfaction. Although in-person communication skills training programs are effective, they require high resource utilisation and may provide variable learner experiences due to challenges in standardisation. Objective: This study aimed to develop and implement an evidence-based, self-directed and interactive online communication skills training course to determine if the course would improve learner application of communication skills in real clinical encounters. Methods: The course design utilised the Kalamazoo Consensus framework and included videos based on common paediatric clinical scenarios. Final year medical students in academic year 2017/2018 undergoing a two-week paediatric clerkship were divided into two groups. Both groups received standard clerkship educational experiences, but only the intervention group (88 out of 146 total students) was enrolled into the course. Caregiver/patient feedback based on students’ clinical communication was obtained, together with pre- and post-video scenario self-reported confidence levels and course feedback. Results: There were minimal differences in patient feedback between intervention and control groups, but the control group was more likely to confirm caregivers’/patients’ agreement with management plans and provide a summary. However, caregivers/patients tended to feel more comfortable with the intervention compared to the control group. Median confidence levels increased post-video scenarios and learners reported gains in knowledge, attitudes and skills in paediatric-specific communication. Conclusion: Although online video-based communication courses are useful standardisation teaching tools, complementation with on-the-job training is essential for learners to demonstrate effective communication.

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