2024
A Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual Communication Skills OSCE for Medical Students
Choi A, Murtha T, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. A Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual Communication Skills OSCE for Medical Students. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2024, 11: 23821205241241375. PMID: 38532857, PMCID: PMC10964456, DOI: 10.1177/23821205241241375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunication skills OSCEIn-person OSCEPost-OSCE surveyIn-personVirtual OSCEMedical studentsPost-OSCEInterview contentFaculty-led debriefingFourth-year medical studentsStructured clinical examinationAdvanced communication skillsSenior medical studentsIn-person formatVirtual formatEmotional supportCommunication skillsOSCEChecklistQuantitative surveyAdequate instructionInterviewsBehavior ChecklistInterview processQuantitative data
2023
Bystander Empowerment Workshop: How to Respond to Microaggressions in Clinical Environments (INV307)
O'Neill L, Fisher H, Bernacki R, Carey E, Thomas J, Kapo J, Morrison L, Periyakoil V. Bystander Empowerment Workshop: How to Respond to Microaggressions in Clinical Environments (INV307). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e533-e534. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (P07)
Yang H, Berns S, Buckholz G, Bailey F, Morrison L, Stowers K, Ketterer B, Flint H. Assessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (P07). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e537. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFaculty developmentCompetency-based medical educationCompetency-based educationCompetence-based assessmentRole of assessmentMental modelsTraining facultyAssessment toolPractice skillsMedical educationSpecific assessment toolsFellowship trainingTraining programEducationFellow assessmentHighlight issuesCurrent landscapeTrainingFellowship directorsFuture stepsFacultySkillsCompetenceInstitutionsWorkshopA Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual OSCE on Advanced Communication Skills for Senior Medical Students (Sci200)
Choi A, Morrison L, Murtha T, Talwalkar J. A Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual OSCE on Advanced Communication Skills for Senior Medical Students (Sci200). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e639-e640. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual objective structured clinical examinationsObjective Structured Clinical ExaminationAdvanced communication skillsSenior medical studentsMedical studentsCommunication skillsVirtual formatEducational valuePost-OSCE surveyFormative objective structured clinical examinationSelf-assessment checklistCommunication workshopInterview contentVirtual learningStudent questionsStudent performanceMedical schoolsStudentsAdequate instructionIn-PersonCOVID-19 pandemicPerson formatVirtual settingSkillsWorkshop
2022
Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Soliman AA, Akgün KM, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison LJ, Hopkinson E, Schulman-Green D, Feder SL. Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 65: 6-15. PMID: 36206949, PMCID: PMC9532267, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly COVID-19 pandemicGoals of carePC consultationElectronic health record reviewCOVID-19 pandemicQuality of telehealthUnmet PC needsInpatient palliative careHealth record reviewPalliative care servicesPatients' social needsRate of assessmentNew England hospitalsCOVID-19 infection ratesSymptom controlRecord reviewPalliative carePC servicesMean agePC needsFamily burdenCare servicesInfection ratePsychological symptomsEngland hospitalsAdvancing Interprofessional Hospice and Palliative Care Teamwork with Entrustable Professional Activities (SA300)
Lockman K, Landzaat L, Morrison L, Jones B, Atayee R. Advancing Interprofessional Hospice and Palliative Care Teamwork with Entrustable Professional Activities (SA300). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 826-827. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careQuality palliative careEntrustable professional activitiesPalliative medicine physiciansEffective interprofessional teamworkMedicine physiciansInterprofessional Clinical EducationClinical practiceHPM physiciansHospicePhysiciansInterprofessional teamPharmacistsTeam member rolesInterprofessional trainingCareInterprofessional teamworkRole overlapPotential utilitySessionsTraining programClinical educationMember rolesDifferent professionsCase exampleBystander Empowerment Workshop: How to Respond to Microaggressions in Clinical Environments (TH150)
O'Neill L, Thomas J, Bernacki R, Kapo J, Morrison L, Carey E, Sanchez-Reilly S, Periyakoil V, Fisher H, Kozelka K, Natarajan S, Mbewe A. Bystander Empowerment Workshop: How to Respond to Microaggressions in Clinical Environments (TH150). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 796-797. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManaging Acute Decompensation in Life-Limiting Illness (MADLI): A Novel Simulation Curriculum (S528)
Kozhevnikov D, Wong A, Jubanyik K, Ellman M, Morrison L. Managing Acute Decompensation in Life-Limiting Illness (MADLI): A Novel Simulation Curriculum (S528). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 920-921. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care settingCare settingsEmergency medicineInternal medicineSimulation curriculumPerceived barriersCommunication skillsGoals-of-care conversationsLife-limiting illnessImminent deathIllness communication skillsInadequate physical spaceIll patientsDidactic videoPrognostic awarenessAcute carePatient goalsEnvironmental barriersImpending deathClinical managementCare conversationsEmergency departmentResidents' perspectivesGroup interviewsNovel curriculumAssessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (FR242)
Yang H, Berns S, Bailey F, Buckholz G, Dingfield L, Flint H, Ketterer B, Morrison L, Stowers K. Assessment in HPM Fellowship Training: Updates from the Assessment Workgroup (FR242). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 816-817. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHPM fellowsEntrustable professional activitiesField of hospiceMedical educationAssessment strategiesPalliative medicineProgram directorsFellowship facultyFellowship trainingTime-based trainingCompetency-based trainingReporting milestonesGraduate Medical EducationAssociate program directorsTraining 2Faculty developmentAccreditation CouncilProfessional activityProgram 3Curricular milestonesInteractive sessionsTraining programAssessment ToolkitAssessment gapAAHPMAfternoon at the Museum: Connection and Meaning at the Frist Art Museum (P07)
Morrison L, Zarrabi A, Hauser J, Reville B, DeSandre P, Zimmermann C, Gundersen E, Thomas J, Wood G. Afternoon at the Museum: Connection and Meaning at the Frist Art Museum (P07). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 779. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative careClose observationClinical workParticipants' homesHospiceHome settingDaily practicePatientsInterprofessional groupCareClinical demandMedical studentsObservational skillsSessionsTraineesPainSimilar sessionsInterdisciplinary facultyAttendeesCliniciansCommunication skillsNursesSettingVariety of strategiesThe Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530)
Soliman A, Akgün K, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison L, Blatt L, Schulman-Green D, Feder S. The Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Palliative Care During the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Surge (S530). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 921-922. PMCID: PMC9001042, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPC consultationDiscussion of goalsPalliative carePandemic surgeSerious illnessFamily understandingCOVID-19 pandemic surgeLarge hospitalsInitial pandemic surgeInpatient PC consultationsQuality of telehealthPercent of patientsPalliative care servicesPrimary cancer diagnosisAssessment of patientsEarly COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 infection ratesCOVID-19 ratesElectronic health recordsMedian timePC servicesMean ageInitial consultationInterdisciplinary carePatients
2021
An Advanced Communication Skills Workshop Using Standardized Patients for Senior Medical Students
Talwalkar JS, Fortin AH, Morrison LJ, Kliger A, Rosenthal DI, Murtha T, Ellman MS. An Advanced Communication Skills Workshop Using Standardized Patients for Senior Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL 2021, 17: 11163. PMID: 34124349, PMCID: PMC8155077, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification
Murtha T, Johnson R, Ellman M, Martin A, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. The Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification. Pediatrics 2021, 147: 451-452. DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3ma5.451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification
Murtha T, Johnson R, Ellman M, Martin A, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. The Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification. 2021, 451-452. DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3_meetingabstract.451.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Impact of a Novel Goals-of-Care Communication Skills Coaching Intervention for Practicing Oncologists
Annadurai V, Smith CB, Bickell N, Berns SH, Kelley AS, Lindenberger E, Morrison LJ, Yuen JK, Egorova N, Franco R, Back AL, Gelfman LP. Impact of a Novel Goals-of-Care Communication Skills Coaching Intervention for Practicing Oncologists. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2020, 24: 838-845. PMID: 33155862, PMCID: PMC8147509, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGOC discussionsElicit patient valuesUsual carePatient valuesAdvanced cancer patientsYears of ageBaseline visitCancer patientsCare discussionsLife careBlinded codersOncologist's abilityOncologistsCare communicationPatientsInteractive training sessionsLack of differenceInterventionCareSignificant differencesSignificant increaseJoint visitsIntensive trainingCommunication skillsTraining sessionsLaunching the Next Steps to Improve Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow Performance Assessment: A Look Back to the Initial Toolkit of Assessment Methods
Morrison LJ, Periyakoil VS, Arnold RM, Tucker R, Chittenden E, Sanchez-Reilly S, Carey EC. Launching the Next Steps to Improve Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow Performance Assessment: A Look Back to the Initial Toolkit of Assessment Methods. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 61: 613-627. PMID: 33091584, PMCID: PMC7569474, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEducation needed to improve antimicrobial use during end-of-life care of older adults with advanced cancer: A cross-sectional survey
Datta R, Topal J, McManus D, Sanft T, Dembry LM, Morrison LJ, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Education needed to improve antimicrobial use during end-of-life care of older adults with advanced cancer: A cross-sectional survey. Palliative Medicine 2020, 35: 236-241. PMID: 32928066, DOI: 10.1177/0269216320956811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEscalation of careAdvance care planningLife careAdvanced cancerCross-sectional surveyIntravenous antimicrobialsOlder adultsAntimicrobial useCare planningSingle-center cross-sectional surveyEducational interventionAdvance care plansRole of antimicrobialsClinical deteriorationPercent of respondentsAdverse eventsOral antimicrobialsMedicine subspecialistsCare plansInpatient medicineCareCancerPatientsAdultsSubspecialistsAre Internal Medicine Residents Meeting the Bar? Comparing Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy to Published Palliative Care Competencies
Moyer KM, Ellman MS, Encandela J, Morrison LJ. Are Internal Medicine Residents Meeting the Bar? Comparing Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy to Published Palliative Care Competencies. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2020, 38: 326-331. PMID: 32878472, DOI: 10.1177/1049909120954807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPC competenciesPrimary palliative care educationIM residentsInternal medicine residents' knowledgePalliative care competenciesPalliative care principlesPalliative care educationResidents' knowledgeInternal medicine residentsSelf-Efficacy InventoryHalf of respondentsKnowledge testSymptom managementTerminal careCare competenciesLife carePC knowledgeSelf-efficacy scoresCare principlesPC curriculumCare educationMedicine residentsResident competencyOne-way ANOVACareStronger Together: Integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fellowships to Train Leaders in the Care of Older Adults with Serious Illness (GP729)
Fernandez H, Flint L, Sanchez-Reilly S, Healy J, Ross J, Morrison L, Lindenberger E. Stronger Together: Integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fellowships to Train Leaders in the Care of Older Adults with Serious Illness (GP729). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 60: 262-263. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.04.156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient Assessors
Talwalkar JS, Murtha TD, Prozora S, Fortin AH, Morrison LJ, Ellman MS. Assessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient Assessors. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2020, 32: 294-307. PMID: 32141335, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2019.1704763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research