Skills for Communicating with Patients, Third Edition is one of two companion books on
improving communication in medicine, which together provide a comprehensive approach …

Paediatricians spend a considerable proportion of their time performing follow-up visits for
children with chronic conditions, but they rarely receive specific training on how best to …

OBJECTIVE: Despite educational efforts expertise in communication as required by the
CanMEDS competency framework is not achieved by medical students and residents …

Background Oncology patients and physicians value empathy because of its association
with improved health outcomes. Common measures of empathy lack consistency and were …

Background Many European countries share the goal of initiating or sustaining strong
primary health care systems. As a result, there is a demand for benchmarking information …

Objective There is general consensus that explicit expression of empathy in patient-GP
communication is highly valued. Yet, little is known so far about patients' personal …

Objective Experimental studies have found that clinician-expressed empathy improves
patients' information recall in (advanced) cancer consultations. It remains unclear, however …

Background Cancer patients need to trust their oncologist to embark in the process of
oncologic treatment. Yet, it is unclear how oncologist communication contributes to such …

Background: Empathy is a cornerstone of effective communication. However, clinicians' and
patients' perceptions of clinician-expressed empathy might differ. The independent …

Background The purpose of this study was to explore the quality attributes required for
effective telemedicine encounters from the perspective of the patient. Methods We used a …