Using standardized family members to teach end-of-life skills to critical care trainees

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1978-1980

  Akgün, Kathleen M ^a,b   Siegel, Mark D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; life discussions; resident training; standardized family members; surrogate decision maker

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84861488386     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182536cd1     Document Type: Editorial

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