ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2021
Virtual Geritalk: Improving Serious Illness Communication of Clinicians Who Care for Older Adults.
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- Associations Among Self-Advocacy, Patient-Centered Communication, Pain Intensity, and Opioid Stigma in Older Adult Female Breast Cancer Survivors.Oncology nursing forum · 2025Article
- Communication training for effective Goals of Patient Care conversations in acute care: An integrative review of the literature.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Review
- Right-sizing interprofessional team training for serious-illness communication: A strength-based approach.PEC innovation · 2024Article
- Enduring Positive Impact of a Virtual Communication Skills Workshop of VitalTalk Pedagogy in a Non-U.S. Setting.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2024Article
- Serious illness communication skills training for emergency physicians and advanced practice providers: a multi-method assessment of the reach and effectiveness of the intervention.BMC palliative care · 2024Observational
- Education modalities for serious illness communication training: A scoping review on the impact on clinician behavior and patient outcomes.Palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Virtual Geritalk: Does Intensive Virtual Communication Skills Training Improve Use of Serious Illness Communication Skills?The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2023Article
- Serious Illness Communication Skills Training for Emergency Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers: A Multi-Method Assessment of the Reach and Effectiveness of the Intervention.Research square · 2023Article
- Serious Illness Communication Skills Training during a Global Pandemic.ATS scholar · 2022Article
- Telecommunication for Advance Care Planning in Heart Failure.Cardiac failure review · 2022Review
- Challenges and Benefits to Adapting the C.L.E.A.R. Conversations Curriculum for Physician-Patient Communication to an Online Format: A Qualitative Interview Study.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
- Comparison of a Virtual and in-Person OSCE on Advanced Communication Skills: Qualitative Insights from Medical Student Debrief Transcripts.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
- A Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual Communication Skills OSCE for Medical Students.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
- Serious Illness Communication Training Among Radiation Oncology Residents.Practical radiation oncologyArticle
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Abstract
contextHigh quality communication is essential to older adults' medical decision-making, quality of life, and adjustment to serious illness. Studies have demonstrated that Geritalk, a two day (16 hours total) in-person communication skills training improves self-assessed preparedness, skill acquisition, and sustained practice of communication skills. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Geritalk was adapted to a virtual format (four days, 10 hours total).
objectivesOur study evaluated the change in participants' self-assessed preparedness for serious illness communication before and after the virtual course and satisfaction with the course, and compared these findings to responses from a prior in-person Geritalk course.
methodsGeriatrics and Palliative Medicine fellows at three urban academic medical centers completed surveys, which employed five-point Likert scales, before and after the virtual course to assess satisfaction with the course and preparedness for serious illness communication.
resultsOf the 20 virtual Geritalk participants, 17 (85%) completed the pre-course assessment, and 14 (70%) completed the post-course assessment. Overall, satisfaction with the course was high (mean 4.9 on a 5-point scale). Compared to in-person Geritalk participants, virtual course participants reported comparable and significant (P < 0.01) improvements in mean self-reported preparedness across all surveyed communication skills.
conclusionWe show that a virtual communication skills training is feasible and effective. Our findings suggest that the innovative virtual Geritalk course has the potential to increase access to communication skills training, improve serious illness communication skills, and in improve the quality of care received by older adults with serious illness.
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