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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Neonatalogy
  • Communication Studies

Background:

  • Effective communication is vital for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) trainees.
  • On-the-job learning is common, but often lacks structured feedback.
  • Difficult conversations are a frequent challenge in NICU settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore parent and healthcare provider (HCP) perspectives on factors influencing NICU trainee performance in difficult clinical conversations.
  • To understand how on-the-job training impacts trainee communication competence.

Main Methods:

  • Constructivist grounded theory approach.
  • Semistructured interviews with parents (n=14) and HCPs (n=10) in Canadian NICUs.
  • Utilized rich pictures and constant comparative analysis for data interpretation.

Main Results:

  • Communication style misalignment, HCPs protecting parents, lack of feedback, and physician-only communication responsibility hinder trainee development.
  • Some physicians believe communication is best learned by observation.
  • Perceptions of trainee disinterest in "soft skills" limit opportunities.

Conclusions:

  • Trainees encounter significant barriers to learning difficult conversations in the NICU, potentially leading to failure.
  • Understanding these layered challenges, hierarchies, and norms is key to improving trainee communication skills.
  • Overcoming these barriers requires a concerted effort from trainees and supervisors.