The effect on reliability and sensitivity to level of training of combining analytic and holistic rating scales for assessing communication skills in an internal medicine resident OSCE

Daniels, Vijay; Harley, Dwight

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2017.02.014

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“…Our suggestion is consistent with the finding that combining the global rating scale and checklists increases the reliability and content validity of the communicationcompetencies assessment [15,22,29,30].…”

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“…This article reports and discusses the main themes that emerged from this symposium. Given the scarcity of evidence-based recommendations for physician-patient communication assessment in the high-stakes licensing OSCE [12,18,[21][22][23], we believe this article may offer practical suggestions to all people involved in the organization of this type of OSCE.…”

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Improving the assessment of communication competencies in a national licensing OSCE: lessons learned from an experts’ symposium

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Background: As the communication competencies of physicians are crucial for providing optimal patient care, their assessment in the context of the high-stakes Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is of paramount importance. Despite abundant literature on the topic, evidence-based recommendations for the assessment of communication competencies in high stakes OSCEs are scarce. As part of a national project to improve communication-competencies assessments in the Swiss licensing exam, we held a symposium with national and international experts to derive corresponding guidelines. Methods: Experts were invited on account of their recognized expertise either in teaching or assessing communication competencies, or in conducting national high-stakes OSCEs. They were asked to propose concrete solutions related to four potential areas for improvement: the station design, the rating tool, the raters' training, and the role of standardized patients. Data gene.rated in the symposium was available for analysis and consisted of video recordings of plenary sessions, of the written summaries of group work, and the cards with participants' personal take-home messages. Data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Results: Nine major suggestions for improving communication-competencies assessments emerged from the analysis and were classified into four categories, namely, the roles of the OSCE scenarios, rating tool, raters' training, and simulated patients. Conclusion: In the absence of established evidence-based guidelines, an experts' symposium facilitated the identification of nine practical suggestions for improving the assessment of communication competencies in the context of high-stakes OSCEs. Further research is needed to test effectiveness of the suggestions and how they contribute to improvements in the quality of high-stakes communication-competencies assessment.

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“…To our knowledge this is the first worldwide study of an OSCE conducted in PC. The same that other OSCEs are being introduced in several Faculties of Medicine, [31][32][33] we believe that this OSCE could be performed in the Faculty of Pharmacy as final examination of Pharmaceutical Care. We acknowledge some limitations.…”

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Results of Development and Application of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Pioneering Experience in Pharmaceutical Care

Zarzuelo¹,

Valverde-Merino²,

Fernández-Rodríguez³

et al. 2021

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Objectives: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a tool to assess skills and competencies and it can be relevant in Pharmacy studies and more specifically in Pharmaceutical Care (PC) to develop more practical and useful skills in the working life of a healthcare professional. Design and Methods: A prospective study was performed by students of the subject of PC in the Bachelor of Pharmacy and by students from the Master in PC, at the end of their classes. Five stations with standardized patients and written records were designed. A checklist was prepared in each station with various components to evaluate competencies and a questionnaire to explore students´ opinion was designed. Results: The mean of the global punctuation was 65.17±11.30/100, being higher for the Master student than Bachelor. 85.10% of students passed the exam. The best scored station by the students was the one of "Adherence" and the worst were both the written stations ("Dispensing Record" and "Medication Review Follow-up"). The best competency was technique. The activity was valued very positively according to the global score of the opinion questionnaire (4.50±0.50/5). Conclusion: Pharmacists must boost their skills and abilities required to perform pharmacy services. The use of OSCE represents a new tool to encourage and evaluate these PC skills.

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Development and national consensus finding on patient-centred high stakes communication skills assessments for the Swiss Federal Licensing Examination in Medicine

Bachmann

Kropf

Biller

et al. 2021

Patient Education and Counseling

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The effect on reliability and sensitivity to level of training of combining analytic and holistic rating scales for assessing communication skills in an internal medicine resident OSCE

Cited by 5 publications

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Improving the assessment of communication competencies in a national licensing OSCE: lessons learned from an experts’ symposium

Improving the assessment of communication competencies in a national licensing OSCE: lessons learned from an experts’ symposium

Results of Development and Application of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Pioneering Experience in Pharmaceutical Care

Development and national consensus finding on patient-centred high stakes communication skills assessments for the Swiss Federal Licensing Examination in Medicine

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