Teaching Breaking Bad News Using Mixed Reality Simulation

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 462-467

  Bowyer, Mark W ^a   Hanson, Janice L ^a   Pimentel, Elisabeth A ^a   Flanagan, Amy K ^a   Rawn, Lisa M ^b   Rizzo, Anne G ^a   Ritter, E Matthew ^a   Lopreiato, Joseph O ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

breaking bad news; mixed reality; simulation; SPIKES; standardized patient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAKING BAD NEWS; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUNSHOT INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SIMULATION; THORAX INJURY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; ROLE PLAYING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 76749149950     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.04.032     Document Type: Article

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