Since the beginning of the 1980s, ACTA has been responsible for the communication skills training programme for students in dentistry. 3 These programmes are based on the microtraining method. 4,5 ...

A CST program based on patient preferences is effective for both oncologists and patients with cancer. Oncologists should consider CST as an approach to enhancing their communication skills.

The efficacy of a communication skills training programme was shown through a randomised trial. Oncologists (N=160) from 34 cancer centres were allocated to written feedback plus course; course ...

Importantly, these reviews also conclude that improved clinician behaviors have not yet translated into better patient outcomes. 10,28,29 Evidence for the latter is crucial for determining the value ...

Yet most physicians receive limited training in communication skills. Policy makers and stakeholders can leverage training grants, payment incentives, certification requirements, and other ...

It is vital that they understand the basic communication skills needed when caring for this group. Such skills are a national priority; the end-of-life care strategy recommended that communication ...