Resident education on breaking bad news and conducting end of life conversations has been shown to improve comfort levels with having these conversations. Interventions with OB/GYN residents specifically have used a combination of didactics, resident role-playing and ultimately interaction with standardized patients with feedback from palliative care specialists. These interventions can be costly and also are not practical during the pandemic training environment where resident has transitioned to a virtual curriculum. While the didactics portions of this previously proven curriculum can be done virtually, the standardized patient interactions are challenging to replicate. Additionally, one of the key changes to patient care that has emerged during the pandemic is restrictive hospital and clinic visitor policies. Care providers must now have the ability to have difficult conversations and break bad news to family members over the phone rather than in person. Additionally, there has been an increasing reliance on telehealth visits. There are no currently studied training interventions in obstetrics and gynecology that address these skills.
Resident Education, Patient Communication, Breaking Bad News to Patients Remotely, Telemedicine
Resident education on breaking bad news and conducting end of life conversations has been shown to improve comfort levels with having these conversations. Interventions with OB/GYN residents specifically have used a combination of didactics, resident role-playing and ultimately interaction with standardized patients with feedback from palliative care specialists. These interventions can be costly and also are not practical during the pandemic training environment where resident has transitioned to a virtual curriculum. While the didactics portions of this previously proven curriculum can be done virtually, the standardized patient interactions are challenging to replicate. Additionally, one of the key changes to patient care that has emerged during the pandemic is restrictive hospital and clinic visitor policies. Care providers must now have the ability to have difficult conversations and break bad news to family members over the phone rather than in person. Additionally, there has been an increasing reliance on telehealth visits. There are no currently studied training interventions in obstetrics and gynecology that address these skills.
Breaking Bad News to Family Members in a Pandemic
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University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
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2026-01-01