Death and dying: Facilitator guide


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Tool focus: What to teach

Communication topics:
Breaking bad news
Dealing with strong emotions
End of life care
Giving information/explanation & planning
Patient perspective
Triadic/family consultations

Type of tool: Comprehensive curriculum, Facilitator guide, Simulated clinical encounter

Language: English

Purpose of tool:
How to handle ethical, practical and communication issues around death and dying

Brief description:
Comprehensive description of two day module which combines large and small group teaching with simulated patient cases to focus on ethical, practical and communication issues around death and dying with patients and family members. Includes charts, overview of Calgary-Cambridge skills, student evaluation sheets, simulated patient cases and more

HPCCC Core curriculum objectives

A. Communication with patients:
Clinical reasoning, Patient perspective

B. Intra- & interpersonal communication (professionalism & reflection):
Professionalism, Self awareness

C. Communication in healthcare teams (professional communication):

Access: Public

Your name and work address, and co-authors and addresses:Jonathan Silverman