Using an online forum to encourage reflection about difficult conversations in medicine

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-86

  Makoul, Gregory ^a   Zick, Amanda B ^d   Aakhus, Mark ^b   Neely, Kathy J ^c   Roemer, Phillip E ^c  

^a Saint Francis Hospital   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Difficult conversations; Medical education; Online; Reflection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; HUMAN; LEARNING STYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE MONITORING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; WEB BROWSER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649271698     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.07.027     Document Type: Article

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