Communication
Conditions
Keywords
Communication skills
Brief summary
Study to determine if pulmonary/critical care fellows will demonstrate increased competency in the behavioral skills necessary to facilitate family meetings focused on discussions of goals of care in the ICU from pre- to post-communication skills training.
Detailed description
The investigators hypothesize that pulmonary/critical care fellows will demonstrate increased competency in the behavioral skills necessary to facilitate family meetings focused on discussions of goals of care in the ICU from pre- to post-communication skills training.
Interventions
OTHERControl comparison
Information from group that did not undergo new first year program
BEHAVIORALFirst year program
Information on group that underwent new educational program
Sponsors
Jennifer McCallister MD
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* First- and second-year pulmonary/critical care fellows
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subject self evaluation of training and skill | Measured at basline (Month 0) | Determine level of prior training in communication skills and assess trainee attitudes about goals of care communication training |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self versus trainer comparison assessment | Measured at basline (Month 0), during intervention and End of Study (Month 12) | Compare pulmonary/critical care fellows' self-report of confidence and competence in performing goals of care discussions during family meetings with faculty observed competence in performance of this skill. |
| Evaluation of Effectiveness of intervention | Measured at End of Study (Month 12) | Evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioral skills checklist as a formative feedback tool to improve the ability of pulmonary/critical care fellows to utilize the five key elements of patient-centered communication |
| Evaluate communication skills curriculum | Measured at End of Study (Month 12) | Determine the effect of the implementation of a communication skills curriculum for pulmonary/critical care fellows on the physician communication domain of family satisfaction survey scores in the ICU. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed