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Study to determine if pulmonary/critical care fellows will demonstrate increased competency in the behavioral skills necessary to facilitate family meetings focused on discussions of goals of care in the ICU from pre- to post-communication skills training.
The investigators hypothesize that pulmonary/critical care fellows will demonstrate increased competency in the behavioral skills necessary to facilitate family meetings focused on discussions of goals of care in the ICU from pre- to post-communication skills training.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| First year fellow | Other |
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| Second Year Fellow | Other |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| First year program | Behavioral | Information on group that underwent new educational program |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Subject self evaluation of training and skill | Determine level of prior training in communication skills and assess trainee attitudes about goals of care communication training | Measured at basline (Month 0) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Self versus trainer comparison assessment | Compare pulmonary/critical care fellows' self-report of confidence and competence in performing goals of care discussions during family meetings with faculty observed competence in performance of this skill. | Measured at basline (Month 0), during intervention and End of Study (Month 12) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jennifer McCallister, M.D. | Ohio State University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Ohio State University | Columbus | Ohio | 43210 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003142 | Communication |
| ID | Term |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
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| D016022 | Case-Control Studies |
| ID | Term |
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| D016021 | Epidemiologic Studies |
| D016020 | Epidemiologic Study Characteristics |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
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| Control comparison | Other | Information from group that did not undergo new first year program |
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| Evaluation of Effectiveness of intervention |
Evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioral skills checklist as a formative feedback tool to improve the ability of pulmonary/critical care fellows to utilize the five key elements of patient-centered communication |
| Measured at End of Study (Month 12) |
| Evaluate communication skills curriculum | Determine the effect of the implementation of a communication skills curriculum for pulmonary/critical care fellows on the physician communication domain of family satisfaction survey scores in the ICU. | Measured at End of Study (Month 12) |
| D017531 | Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
| D011634 | Public Health |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |