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Supportive Care in Cancer
Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer 12/2003

01-12-2003 | Review Article

Communication training for professionals

Author: Eoin Tiernan

Published in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Issue 12/2003

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Abstract

With the recognition that the quality of communication by clinicians with patients can be influenced by training, a number of approaches to such training have been described in the literature. Some of these different models for communication training are described in this discussion paper, and the reader is challenged to consider the importance of attending to both skills and attitudes in order to design a truly effective programme of training.
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Metadata
Title
Communication training for professionals
Author
Eoin Tiernan
Publication date
01-12-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Issue 12/2003
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-003-0535-8

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