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Showing posts with label bad news. Show all posts
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Monday, March 21, 2011

What Patients Value When Oncologists Give News of Cancer Recurrence: Commentary on Specific Moments in Audio-Recorded Conversations -- Back et al. 16 (3): 342 -- The Oncologist CME Online



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Note: full access after registration (free), study design used 'standardized' patients

Definitions of standardized patient:
A simulated patient or standardized patient (SP) (also known as a patient instructor), in health care, is an individual who is trained to act as a real patient in order to simulate a set of symptoms or problems. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardized_patient

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Physician's Focus: Bad News—How to Deliver It Well - - ModernMedicine




To help sharpen physician communication skills, ModernMedicine presents expert advice on breaking bad news to patients, along with related insightful content. Patients with a poorer prognosis recall less than other patients, regardless of age, and the more information the physician gives a patient, the less they recall. This can create situations where patients don’t absorb important information, such as about treatment and follow-up, and may be unable to pass it on to family members or caregivers.
How to communicate bad news to patients
How to deliver bad news to patients in such a way that it won't be all they remember and to ensure they understand the diagnosis and treatment plan.
How to communicate risk to patients
Counseling patients on risks needs to be more than just obtaining informed consent. Every patient deserves to hear the potential positive and negative outcomes of a procedure or treatment using language and data that can be easily understood.
BLOG: Breaking bad news
A physician’s eyes and face reveal the truth as soon as they step into a patient’s room.
CME Activity: Preventing medical errors for clinical health professionals
Communication factors contributing to error include failure to understand, cultural and language difficulties, conflicting information, and delayed exchange of information.