Effective training strategies for teaching communication skills to physicians: An overview of systematic reviews

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-162

  Berkhof, Marianne ^a,b   van Rijssen, H Jolanda ^a,b   Schellart, Antonius J M ^a,b   Anema, Johannes R ^a,b   van der Beek, Allard J ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication skills training; Feedback; Physician patient communication; Role play; Training strategies

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHING;

COMMUNICATION; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; TEACHING;

EID: 79959952456     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.06.010     Document Type: Review

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