Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-08T02:40:32 RDF description of Learning by (video) example: a randomized study of communication skills training for end-of-life and error disclosure family care conferences - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn23780 Surgery Measurement Physician-Patient Relations 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 18007 30374 public Residency Learning by (video) example: a randomized study of communication skills training for end-of-life and error disclosure family care conferences Communication Randomized Controlled Trials document-rn23780 Terminal Care 212 Education, Medical 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.02.023 Orthopedics American Journal of Surgery <p>BACKGROUND: Teaching residents to lead end of life (EOL) and error disclosure (ED) conferences is important. METHODS: We developed and tested an intervention using videotapes of EOL and error disclosure encounters from previous Objective Structured Clinical Exams. Residents (n = 72) from general and orthopedic surgery programs at 2 sites were enrolled. Using a prospective, pre-post, block group design with stratified randomization, we hypothesized the treatment group would outperform the control on EOL and ED cases. We also hypothesized that online course usage would correlate positively with post-test scores. RESULTS: All residents improved (pre-post). At the group level, treatment effects were insignificant, and post-test performance was unrelated to course usage. At the subgroup level for EOL, low performers assigned to treatment scored higher than controls at post-test; and within the treatment group, post graduate year 3 residents outperformed post graduate year �1 residents. CONCLUSIONS: To be effective, online curricula illustrating communication behaviors need face-to-face interaction, individual role play with feedback and discussion.<p> 5