Teaching pediatric cardiology fellows to communicate serious news: a pilot study
Communicating serious news effectively is a skill that can be learned in a sustainable way and is essential in the field of pediatric cardiology. Our study demonstrates that an interactive, VitalTalk course can improve preparedness and comfort to deliver serious news in a cohort of pediatric cardiology trainees. Future studies are needed to evaluate translation of skills to clinical practice and durability of these skills in larger cohorts.
Authors
- Angela Marie Feraco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6731-4907)
- Christina Ronai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1503-7100)
- Jennifer M. Snaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-8994)
- Lauren S. Crafts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4197-6718)
- Andrew J. Lawton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-4771)
- Elizabeth D. Blume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0915-1561)
- Christopher Teng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6792-7877)
- Margaret Irwin
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06078-7
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.87