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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare communication
  • Professional development
  • Patient care

Background:

  • Effective communication is crucial for seriously ill patients and families.
  • Evidence-based communication skills training is essential for health and social care professionals.
  • The 'Difficult Conversations' workshop was developed to address this need.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the self-reported impact of the 'Difficult Conversations' workshop.
  • To gather feedback for future workshop development and evaluation.
  • To assess changes in confidence, knowledge, and skills among participants.

Main Methods:

  • A service evaluation was conducted using pre- and post-workshop questionnaires.
  • Data were collected from February 2015 to August 2016.
  • Qualitative feedback was obtained through free-text comments and subjected to content analysis.

Main Results:

  • Participants (n=886) included general practitioners, nurses, social care professionals, and allied health professionals.
  • Significant increases were observed in self-assessed confidence (P<0.001), knowledge (P<0.001), and skills (P<0.001).
  • Participants valued role-play, communication frameworks, facilitator skills, and interprofessional learning.

Conclusions:

  • The 'Difficult Conversations' workshop is associated with improved self-assessed confidence, knowledge, and skills.
  • Workshop characteristics like role-play and interprofessional learning are well-received by multidisciplinary trainees.
  • Further research is needed to confirm effectiveness and identify key components driving change.