Students also their verbal and nonverbal interactions with the SPs. There is a focus on non-verbal communication, such as eye contact, and also on verbal skills related to helping patients with denial, shock and tears.
Despite the importance of this ability of formal education in teaching limited bad news to patients. With bi-directionalstudents at USF are required a two a two – to three-hour training session , cover with three to five students, how to communicate difficult medical news Following this manual have trained a filmed encounter with a standardized patient for the. Role of a patient, bad medical news is to hear act.. ‘While replacing these meetings actual patient actual patient interactions, these exercises to create a safe learning environment for students. ‘say the authors,’result result, students have develop a solid background from the start good communication skills in oncology.
The study appeared in a recent issue of the Journal of Cancer Education. (more…)