Communication and Breaking Bad News
LAU Medical Center–Rizk Hospital, Dr. Michel E. Mawad Block D, auditorium, 5th floor & online via WebEx
The LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, in collaboration with SANAD Home Hospice Organization, invites you to attend an educational training session titled Communication and Breaking Bad News, which will focus on effective communication strategies and compassionate approaches to breaking bad news in clinical practice.
Speakers:
- Communication and Breaking Bad News in Palliative Care
Saria Gerges, RN
Head of Nursing Unit
SANAD Home Hospice Organization
- Psychological Support and Communication at the End of Life
Chantale Khadra, MA
Head of Mental Health Unit
SANAD Home Hospice Organization
Discussant:
- Joyce Haber, MD
Clinical Instructor
Department of Internal Medicine
LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Learning Objectives
By the end of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate between various communication models.
- Recognize barriers to effective communication.
- Identify techniques for effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare teams.
- Describe the NURSE technique for identifying and responding to emotional distress.
- Describe the six-step SPIKES protocol for delivering bad news.
- Apply the SPIKES protocol to breaking bad news in clinical practice.
Webex access: (Click here to join)
Event Number: 2374 949 3298 Event Password:1234
You are kindly requested to:
- Log in to WebEx using your full name to ensure accurate attendance tracking.
- Attend at least 75% of the session to be eligible to receive a certificate of attendance, in accordance with CME Office guidelines.
- Attendance via WebEx will be recorded by the CME Office.
Target Audience: This training is intended for healthcare professionals involved in patient care, including physicians, nurses, psychologists, palliative care professionals, and other members of multidisciplinary healthcare teams who communicate with patients and families facing serious illness and end-of-life challenges.
Disclosure to Learners: None of the planners, faculty, and others in control of content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.