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 ResearchConceptsDelivering 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 ResearchConceptsHospital 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
2018
Defining the patient experience in medical oncology.
Odai-Afotey A, Kliss A, Hafler J, Sanft T. Defining the patient experience in medical oncology. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 167-167. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.30_suppl.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of carePatient experiencePatient satisfactionPatients' perceptionsYale-New Haven HospitalPhysician emotional supportCoordination of careHigh patient satisfactionPositive patient satisfactionNew Haven HospitalImproved health outcomesQuality of lifePhysician attentivenessMixed-method study designMedical oncologyTreatment adherencePatient interviewsHospital experiencePhysician communicationElicit patientPractice physiciansPatientsPatient needsHealth outcomesMeeting patients
1994
A Missed Opportunity: Teaching Medical Students to Help Their Patients Successfully Quit Smoking
Fiore M, Epps R, Manley M, Alden E, Beckett W, Bergeisen L, Blum A, Downing J, Hafler J, Lobeck C, Matory W, Pomrehn P, Wilkes M. A Missed Opportunity: Teaching Medical Students to Help Their Patients Successfully Quit Smoking. JAMA 1994, 271: 624-626. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03510320064032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChief preventable causeTobacco-related cancersRisk of tobaccoEpidemic of cancerCigarette smokingPreventable causeCancer deathSmoking interventionsCancerEarly detectionMedical studentsSmokingUnited StatesEpidemicNational programDramatic improvementWidespread knowledgeMedical trainingPatientsPhysicians