Research Article: Effect of a Simulation-based Workshop on Breaking Bad News for Anesthesiology Residents - An Intervention Study

Research Article: Effect of a Simulation-based Workshop on Breaking Bad News for Anesthesiology Residents - An Intervention Study
Lead author: Vanda Yazbeck Karam
Submitted by: Janice Radway, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Breaking bad news (BBN) to patients and their relatives is a complex and stressful task. The ideal structure, training methods and assessment instruments best used to teach and assess BBN for anesthesiology residents remain unclear. The purpose of this study at the Lebanese American University and the University of Illinois at Chicago was to evaluate the effectiveness of an education intervention for BBN based on immersive experiences with a high fidelity simulator and role-play with standardized patients (SPs). A secondary purpose was to gather validity evidence to support the use of a GRIEV_ING instrument to assess BBN skills. Anesthesiology residents’ communication skills when BBN in relation to a critical incident may be improved with educational interventions based on immersive experiences with a high fidelity simulator and role-play with SPs. Read the full article in BMC Anesthesiology here.

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