Activity ID
1714Expires
December 31, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1Fee
$25-$95CME Provider: Drexel University College of Medicine
Description of CME Course
This module describes a six step process for giving bad news and discusses special circumstances that commonly arise in the communication of bad news. These circumstances include discussing prognosis, discussing conflict between what the provider and the family think the patient should know, dealing with uncertainty, and telephone notification of death.
Diplomate Engagement
Self-assessment questions tailored to each specific module topic are required upon module completion. Multiple choice questions required; open-ended discussion questions are optional.
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Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Describe a six-step protocol for delivering bad news.
Demonstrate four skillful responses to the expressed feelings of patients receiving bad news.
Name four common barriers or pitfalls in delivering bad news.
Demonstrate an understanding of the six steps and the ability to use them in a bad news delivery situation.
Keywords
Online, Communication, Videos, Evidence-Based, Patient-Centered, Professionalism, Interpersonal Skills, Medical Knowledge, Brain Injury, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Neuromuscular Development, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord, Sports, Pain Medicine
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Physician Well-being activity
Efficiencies in Medical Practice
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
National Quality Strategies and/or Quadruple Aim Care Processes
Communication Skills, Assessment, Quality Improvement, Professionalism, Physician-Patient Relationship