Tool focus: What to teach
Communication topics:
Breaking bad news
Giving information/explanation & planning
Shared decision making
Type of tool: Facilitator guide, Simulated clinical encounter
Language: English
Purpose of tool:
To learn communication skills with patients with an emphasis on bad news telling, decision-making, explanation and planning, and suicide risk assessment with patients with neurological disorders and mental health difficulties
Brief description:
The guide details four different cases related to neurology and psychiatry. The cases cover breaking bad news with a patient who has MS and communicating with a patient with dementia and hallucinations and suicide risk.
HPCCC Core curriculum objectives
A. Communication with patients:
Empathy/relationship building, Shared decision making
B. Intra- & interpersonal communication (professionalism & reflection):
C. Communication in healthcare teams (professional communication):
Access: Public
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