Evaluating communication skills training courses

Handbook of Communication in Oncology and Palliative Care

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Konopasek, Lyuba ^a   Rosenbaum, Marcy ^b   Encandela, John ^c,d   Cole Kelly, Kathy ^e  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Communication skills; Curriculum; Evaluation; Feasibility; Learners; Medical education; Outcomes; Reliability; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920753550     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199238361.003.0059     Document Type: Chapter

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