@article{93f8af58f54d4b0ab7efd06e5e9351d8,
title = "The effectiveness of the geritalk communication skills course: A real-time assessment of skill acquisition and deliberate practice",
abstract = "Background. Communication skills are critical in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine because these patients confront complex clinical scenarios. We evaluated the effectiveness of the Geritalk communication skills course by comparing pre- and post-course real-time assessment of the participants leading family meetings. We also evaluated the participants sustained skills practice. Measures. We compare the participants skill acquisition before and after Geritalk using a direct observation Family Meeting Communication Assessment Tool and assess their deliberate practice at follow-up. Intervention. First-year Geriatrics or Palliative Medicine fellows at Mount Sinai Medical Center and the James J. Peters Bronx VA Medical Center participated in Geritalk. Outcomes. Pre- and post-course family meeting assessments were compared. An average net gain of 6.8 skills represented a greater than 20% improvement in use of applicable skills. At two month follow-up, most participants reported deliberate practice of fundamental and advanced skills. Conclusions/Lessons Learned. This intensive training and family meeting assessment offers evidence-based communication skills training.",
keywords = "Communication skills, assessment tool, deliberate, education, graduate medical, meeting, practice family",
author = "Gelfman, {Laura P.} and Elizabeth Lindenberger and Helen Fernandez and Goldberg, {Gabrielle R.} and Lim, {Betty B.} and Evgenia Litrivis and Lynn O'Neill and Smith, {Cardinale B.} and Kelley, {Amy S.}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding/Support: This project was funded by the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, New York, NY. In addition, Dr. L. P. G. was supported by a T32 (T32HP10262) and is supported a National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) Junior Faculty Career Development Award an R03 (R03 AG042344–01), and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Older American Independence Center (1P30AG28741–01) Research Career Development Core support. Dr. A. S. K. was supported by the Paul Beeson Career Development in Aging Research Award (1K23AG040774–01A1). Dr. Ev. L. is supported by GACA K01 HP20483. Dr. B. B. L. is supported by GACA K01 HP20465. Drs. A. S. K., Ev. L., B. B. L. and L. P. G. have support from the Hartford Foundation Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine Scholars Program. Dr. C. B. S. was supported by the Clinical Translational and Science Award KL2TR000069. Funding Information: This project was funded by the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel , New York, NY. In addition, Dr. Gelfman was supported by a T32 ( T32HP10262 ) and is supported by a National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) Junior Faculty Career Development Award, an R03 ( R03 AG042344-01 ), and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Older American Independence Center ( 1P30AG28741-01 ) Research Career Development Core support. Dr. Kelley was supported by the Paul Beeson Career Development in Aging Research Award ( 1K23AG040774-01A1 ). Dr. Litrivis was supported by Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) K01 HP20483 . Dr. O'Neill was supported by GACA K01 HP20465 . Drs. Kelley, Litrivis, Lim, and Gelfman have support from the Hartford Foundation Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine Scholars Program . Dr. Smith was supported by the Clinical Translational and Science Award KL2TR000069 . No competing financial interests exist. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2014",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.12.231",
language = "English",
volume = "48",
pages = "738--744.e6",
journal = "Journal of Pain and Symptom Management",
issn = "0885-3924",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "4",
}