Background Large-scale efforts to train clinicians in serious-illness communication skills are
needed, but 2 important gaps in knowledge remain.(1) No proven training method exists that …

Rationale: Although expert communication between intensive care unit clinicians with
patients or surrogates improves patient-and family-centered outcomes, fellows in critical …

Background: Critical care nurse communication training has largely been limited to didactic
materials, interactive training for nurse supervisors, or brief participatory learning programs …

Background: International family-centered critical care guidelines recommend formal,
structured communication to ensure that clinical decision making is informed by a shared …

Communication is the essence of the nurse-patient relationship. The critical care nurse's role
in facilitating patient communication and enabling communication between patients and …

Purpose The aim of this study was to develop an evidence-based communication skills
training workshop to improve the communication skills of critical care fellows. Materials and …

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methods that often result in barriers among professionals. 2 The outcome of these …

Background: Critical illness is a stressful time for patients and their support networks.
Although patient-directed educational material to improve the understanding of critical …

Objectives: Current guidelines from the US Society for Critical Care Medicine state that
training in “good communication skills... should become a standard component of medical …

Serious illness communication is fundamental to the provision of quality care for patients in
the intensive care unit (ICU). Evidence suggests that including interprofessional team …