Karen M Moody, Clark Andersen, Julie Bradley, Lauren Draper, Timothy Garrington, Jonathan Gill, Douglas Harrison, Masanori Hayashi, Amy Heaton, Cynthia Holladay, Alex Lion, Alakh Rajan, Beatriz Rozo, Daniel Runco, Laura Salvador, Verna Ferguson, Robert Arnold
Purpose Effective, empathic communication is crucial for pediatric oncology clinicians when discussing palliative and end-of-life (PC/EOL) care with parents of children with cancer. Unfortunately, many parents report inadequate communication at these distressing times. This study evaluates the communication skills training (CST) clinicians received to deliver a PC/EOL communication intervention as part of a multi-site randomized-controlled trial (RCT). Methods Clinicians from eight sites formed dyads (one physician and one nurse [RN] or advanced practice provider [APP]) and were trained over 3 days (in-person or virtually)...
August 11, 2023: Research Square