Mandatory communication skills training for oncologists: enforcement does not substantially impact satisfaction

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2611-2614

  Bourquin, Céline ^a   Stiefel, Friedrich ^a   Bernhard, Jürg ^b   Bianchi Micheli, Gabriella ^c   Dietrich, Liselotte ^d   Hürny, Christoph ^e   Wössmer, Brigitta ^f   Kiss, Alexander ^f  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Service of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology   (Switzerland)

^d Geriatric Clinic ^*  (Switzerland)

^e Geriatric Clinic   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Communication Skills Training; Mandatory training; Medical oncologists; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84933051772     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2240-1     Document Type: Article

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