ArticlePEC innovation2022
Geriatrics communication skills training program for oncology healthcare providers to improve the management of care for older adults with cancer.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Training in communication skills for healthcare providers in chronic care: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Communication Interventions Targeting Both Patients and Clinicians in Oncology: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Psycho-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of a brief aging simulation suit intervention on clinical empathy in healthcare professionals working in long-term care: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- Training Health Care Practitioners to Effectively Communicate With Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers.JCO oncology practice · 2026Article
- Training that sticks: sustaining knowledge and communication excellence in geriatric oncology through a multidisciplinary training program.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Decision-making capacity evaluation in older cancer patients: A call to action.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Description and outcomes of an interprofessional communication training program for adult oncology clinicians.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Improving person-centred care for older persons with serious multimorbidity in LMICs.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program for Oncology Healthcare Providers: a Secondary Analysis of Patient and Caregiver Outcomes.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Article
- Experiences of prognosis disclosure versus nondisclosure among family caregivers of persons with advanced cancer.Death studies · 2024Article
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- Geriatric Oncology Cognition and Communication (Geri-Onc CC): An interactive training for healthcare professionals.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective: We evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a novel intervention, the Geriatric Communication Skills Training Program (Geriatric Comskil Training) for multidisciplinary healthcare providers (HCPs). Methods: Three 2-h modules comprised the training: Geriatrics 101, Cognitive Syndromes, and Shared Decision-Making. Modules consisted of didactic knowledge, exemplary videos, and experiential learning role plays with standardized patients. We collected pre- and post-training data from 11 HCPs (module evaluations, self-efficacy, communication skills uptake in interaction with standardized patients, perceived ageism) and 44 patients (perceived HCP empathy, satisfaction with HCP communication). Results: HCPs rated all modules high, with over 90% agreement on all course evaluation items assessing involvement, critical thinking, and reflectiveness, and significant improvements in self-efficacy. HCPs demonstrated an uptake in communication skills from pre- to post-training in agenda setting and overall skill use and reported promising trends towards lower ageism scores (d = 0.58). Promising trends in patient-reported HCP empathy (d = 0.39) and satisfaction with communication (d = 0.29) emerged from pre- to post-training. Conclusion: Continued efforts are needed to strengthen HCP education related to geriatric communication across the cancer continuum. Innovation: The Geriatric Comskil Training demonstrated feasibility, acceptability, and increases in self-efficacy and communication skills uptake for HCPs.
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