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Professionalism and Communication Education in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: The Learner Perspective.

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Turner, DA; Fleming, GM; Winkler, M; Lee, KJ; Hamilton, MF; Hornik, CP; Petrillo-Albarano, T; Mason, K; Mink, R ...
Published in: Acad Pediatr
2015

OBJECTIVE: Communication and professionalism are often challenging to teach, and the impact of the use of a given approach is not known. We undertook this investigation to establish pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) trainee perception of education in professionalism and communication and to compare their responses from those obtained from PCCM fellowship program directors. METHODS: The Education in Pediatric Intensive Care (E.P.I.C.) Investigators used the modified Delphi technique to develop a survey examining teaching of professionalism and communication. After piloting, the survey was sent to all 283 PCCM fellows in training in the United States. RESULTS: Survey response rate was 47% (133 of 283). Despite high rates of teaching overall, deficiencies were noted in all areas of communication and professionalism assessed. The largest areas of deficiency included not being specifically taught how to communicate: as a member of a nonclinical group (reported in 24%), across a broad range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds (19%) or how to provide consultation outside of the intensive care unit (17%). Only 50% of fellows rated education in communication as "very good/excellent." However, most felt confident in their communication abilities. For professionalism, fellows reported not being taught accountability (12%), how to conduct a peer review (12%), and how to handle potential conflict between personal beliefs, circumstances, and professional values (10%). Fifty-seven percent of fellows felt that their professionalism education was "very good/excellent," but nearly all expressed confidence in these skills. Compared with program directors, fellows reported more deficiencies in both communication and professionalism. CONCLUSIONS: There are numerous components of communication and professionalism that PCCM fellows perceive as not being specifically taught. Despite these deficiencies, fellow confidence remains high. Substantial opportunities exist to improve teaching in these areas.

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Acad Pediatr

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1876-2867

Publication Date

2015

Volume

15

Issue

4

Start / End Page

380 / 385

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students, Medical
  • Professionalism
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics
  • Humans
  • Curriculum
  • Critical Care
  • Communication
 

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Turner, D. A., Fleming, G. M., Winkler, M., Lee, K. J., Hamilton, M. F., Hornik, C. P., … Education in Pediatric Intensive Care Investigators, . (2015). Professionalism and Communication Education in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: The Learner Perspective. Acad Pediatr, 15(4), 380–385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2015.02.011
Turner, David A., Geoffrey M. Fleming, Margaret Winkler, K Jane Lee, Melinda F. Hamilton, Christoph P. Hornik, Toni Petrillo-Albarano, Katherine Mason, Richard Mink, and Richard Education in Pediatric Intensive Care Investigators. “Professionalism and Communication Education in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: The Learner Perspective.Acad Pediatr 15, no. 4 (2015): 380–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2015.02.011.
Turner DA, Fleming GM, Winkler M, Lee KJ, Hamilton MF, Hornik CP, et al. Professionalism and Communication Education in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: The Learner Perspective. Acad Pediatr. 2015;15(4):380–5.
Turner, David A., et al. “Professionalism and Communication Education in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: The Learner Perspective.Acad Pediatr, vol. 15, no. 4, 2015, pp. 380–85. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.acap.2015.02.011.
Turner DA, Fleming GM, Winkler M, Lee KJ, Hamilton MF, Hornik CP, Petrillo-Albarano T, Mason K, Mink R, Education in Pediatric Intensive Care Investigators. Professionalism and Communication Education in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: The Learner Perspective. Acad Pediatr. 2015;15(4):380–385.
Journal cover image

Published In

Acad Pediatr

DOI

EISSN

1876-2867

Publication Date

2015

Volume

15

Issue

4

Start / End Page

380 / 385

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Students, Medical
  • Professionalism
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics
  • Humans
  • Curriculum
  • Critical Care
  • Communication