2024
Resilience Curriculum Improves Skills of Pediatric Fellows in Delivery of Difficult News.
Murtha T, Hafler J, Taylor E, Tala J, Asnes A, Massaro S, Kandil S. Resilience Curriculum Improves Skills of Pediatric Fellows in Delivery of Difficult News. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2024, 107: 49-53. PMID: 38687270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceCommunicationCurriculumEmpathyFellowships and ScholarshipsFemaleHumansMalePatient SimulationPediatricsPhysician-Patient RelationsResilience, PsychologicalSelf EfficacyConceptsDelivering difficult newsAmerican Academy of PediatricsDifficult newsSelf-efficacyPediatric fellowsResilience curriculumDelivery of difficult newsSimulated patient encountersIncreased self-efficacyAcademy of PediatricsStandardized patientsPatient encountersPediatric traineesAmerican AcademyFellow performanceChecklist scoresImprove confidenceImprove skillsPediatricFellowSkillsConfidenceNewsPatients
2021
Relationship-Centered Care in the Physician-Patient Interaction: Improving Your Understanding of Metacognitive Interventions.
Ko CJ, Kim R, Fortin AH, Spak JM, Hafler JP. Relationship-Centered Care in the Physician-Patient Interaction: Improving Your Understanding of Metacognitive Interventions. Cutis 2021, 107: 320-324. PMID: 34314316, DOI: 10.12788/cutis.0266.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Defining the patient experience in medical oncology
Odai-Afotey A, Kliss A, Hafler J, Sanft T. Defining the patient experience in medical oncology. Supportive Care In Cancer 2019, 28: 1649-1658. PMID: 31286234, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04972-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCommunicationFemaleHospitalsHumansMaleMedical OncologyMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOncologistsPatient SatisfactionPhysician-Patient RelationsQuality of LifeYoung AdultConceptsHospital experiencePhysician communication skillsPatient experienceMedical oncologyCare processesYale-New Haven HospitalOncology Patients' PerceptionsCoordination of careNew Haven HospitalQuality of careImproved health outcomesQuality of lifePatient-centered communicationUnnecessary medical proceduresPatient's specific needsQuantitative study designTreatment adherencePatient interviewsPatient satisfactionPatients' perceptionsPhysician communicationNight awakeningsPatient's perspectivePatientsHealth outcomes
1998
Medical students' empathic understanding of their patients
Branch W, Pels R, Hafler J. Medical students' empathic understanding of their patients. Academic Medicine 1998, 73: 360-2. PMID: 9580711, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199804000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research