2017
Improving Communication With Surrogate Decision-Makers: A Pilot Initiative
Meltzer E, Shi Z, Suppes A, Hersh J, Orlander J, Calhoun A, Tung J, Logio L, Manna R, Bialer P, Acres C, Fins J. Improving Communication With Surrogate Decision-Makers: A Pilot Initiative. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2017, 9: 461-466. PMID: 28824759, PMCID: PMC5559241, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-17-00035.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective structured clinical examinationCommunication skillsPatient surrogatesPhysician communication skillsCommunication skills workshopSurrogate decision-makersStructured clinical examinationResidents' communication skillsParticipants' communication skillsExperiential learning workshopsPhysician stressPostworkshop scoresOSCE scoresWilcoxon signed rank testSelf-reported feelingsPoor communicationSimulated encountersSkills workshopMedical careDifficult conversationsImprove communicationFaculty facilitatorsMedical decisionsAssessment formPhysicians
2013
What's Not Being Shared in Shared Decision‐Making?
Stark M, Fins J. What's Not Being Shared in Shared Decision‐Making? The Hastings Center Report 2013, 43: 13-16. PMID: 23842917, DOI: 10.1002/hast.188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoals of patient carePatient preferencesHealth care deliveryCare deliveryHealth carePatient carePatient choiceDecision aidMedical decisionsCost containmentMedical interventionsCost curvesDecision-making programCareNot beingHealthTreatment optionsTreatment-specificProgramDecision-makingPatientsPhysiciansPreferencesInterventionDecision