An educational intervention to improve resident comfort with communication at the end of life

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-59

  Smith, Leah ^a   O'Sullivan, Patricia ^a   Lo, Bernard ^a,b   Chen, Hubert ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Greenwall Foundation   (United States)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PEER COUNSELING; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SELF EFFICACY; TERMINAL CARE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84872384296     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0173     Document Type: Article

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