Breaking Bad News: An essential skill for doctors
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
;
: 26-27, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-630708
ABSTRACT
Breaking bad news is a process of delivering news, which may negatively affect a patient’s view of the future, however is an essential skill for doctors. There are a multitude of benefits if doctors can execute this task well, and will improve the disease journey for the patient. There are several published models including the SPIKES and ABCDE models to help guide the doctor to break bad news effectively. This important skill can be taught through various methods but the most effective may be actually observing a session by senior clinicians.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Communication
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Education, Medical
Language:
English
Journal:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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