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Talking to the dying patient and their familyAuthor: ElizabethFracchia
Date: Feb 4, 2009 12:07 pm
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The more adult learners are engaged, the better the change they will learn and actually change behavior. Communication is a skill and, regardless of what "education" you offer, the key with skill development is practice, practice, practice. I really recommend role playing (in a safe and confidential setting). Role playing can be done as a "fish-bowl" exercise where just 2 learner volunteers or teachers role play in front of the group, or in separate dyads, perhaps with a 3rd person to observe. Often, just a few minutes of role play generates 20-30 minutes of debrief and observation.
To get learners into the topic, many have had learners watch movies like "Wit."
You might want to check out Oncotalk at http://depts.washington.edu/toolbox/toc.html
Academic literature is available at http://www.aahpm.org/cgi-bin/wkcgi/browse?category=article§ion=CS
Videos are at http://www.aahpm.org/cgi-bin/wkcgi/browse?category=video§ion=all
Michael W. Rabow, MD
Associate Director, UCSF PCLC