Enhancing Oncologists’ Comfort with Serious Illness Conversations: The Impact of Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) Training

Adaji, E.; Johnson, M.; George, M. C.; Nortjé, N.

doi:10.1007/s13187-024-02441-w

J Canc Educ

2024

DOI: 10.1007/s13187-024-02441-w

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Enhancing Oncologists’ Comfort with Serious Illness Conversations: The Impact of Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) Training

E. Adaji,

M. Johnson,

M. C. George

et al.

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Standardizing Initial Inpatient Palliative Care Consultations for Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Devices at a Large Urban Hospital

Szeto,

Whitney,

Alcantara

2024

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Left ventricular assist devices can improve survival rates and quality of life for individuals with advanced heart failure. However, complications and repeated hospitalizations are common. Palliative care involvement is required before and after left ventricular assist device placement. However, limited guidance on the objectives and structure of palliative care consultation in the left ventricular assist device context has led to variation in how these consultations are conducted and confusion around the consultations' objectives and structure. We piloted and modified an evidence-based, semistructured script to guide pre–left ventricular assist device palliative care consultations. Palliative care clinicians were trained on use of the script. Presurvey and postsurvey were used to examine changes in clinician confidence and assess script acceptability. Script use did not result in changes to clinicians' confidence. Clinicians felt the script provided valuable structure and guidance but suggested improvements to script structure and flow, emphasizing the need for a standardized workflow and closer collaboration between palliative care and heart failure teams.

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Standardizing Initial Inpatient Palliative Care Consultations for Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Devices at a Large Urban Hospital

Szeto,

Whitney,

Alcantara

2024

J Hosp Palliat Nurs

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Formulation in Palliative Care: Elevating Our Potential for Therapeutic Communication

Chammas,

Moment,

Rosenberg

et al. 2024

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A fundamental principle of clinical reasoning is that assessment precedes plan; clinicians are taught to base interventions on the presumed etiology of a presentation. A notable exception is in the domain of communication education, where training is focused heavily on tools and interventions, with minimal focus on the assessment that informs which tools or strategies to select with a given patient. The concept of formulation (foundational in psychotherapy education) provides a framework with which to address this gap, enhancing a clinician’s ability to be more therapeutically effective with the communication tools at their disposal. Our formulation serves as the compass that guides our decisions around communication, allowing us to conceptualize communication as a therapeutic intervention and align our approach to communication with the broader philosophy of clinical reasoning. This manuscript explores the concept of formulation, the direct relevance and applicability to palliative care, sample cases to underscore the impact of this framework, and high-yield tips for use of formulation in general palliative care practice. Palliative care clinicians and IDTs can readily apply formulation in synergy with the communication tools they already possess, elevating their ability to address patients’ psychological needs.

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Enhancing Oncologists’ Comfort with Serious Illness Conversations: The Impact of Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) Training

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References 10 publications

Standardizing Initial Inpatient Palliative Care Consultations for Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Devices at a Large Urban Hospital

Standardizing Initial Inpatient Palliative Care Consultations for Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Devices at a Large Urban Hospital

Formulation in Palliative Care: Elevating Our Potential for Therapeutic Communication

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