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Communicating effectively, respectfully, and compassionately with patients and families including obtaining informed consent for tests and/or procedures is a core physician skill and an entrustable professional activity for entering residency.
For many reasons, communicating with kids and families is typically both more fun and more challenging compared to communicating with adult patients. If you have questions about how to approach a difficult conversation, please talk to talk with your supervising physician!
Individual Study
Individual Study
Structured clinical observation rubric includes communication skills. We utilize this rubric during the observed history and physical exam assignment as well as the pediatric clerkship OSCE
*The core topic quiz for clerkship students will be over the materials covered in the topic introduction
Clerkship Sessions*
Orientation: brief hands-on “boot camp” skill practice
Core topic series: Acting Like a Doctor, Dr. Haller
*Attendance required for clerkship students. Others welcome!
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
“Communicating with Children and Families: From Everyday Interactions to Skill in Conveying Distressing Information,” Levittown, Marcia, Pediatrics, 5/08.
Communicating Effectively While Wearing Masks and Physical Distancing: tip sheet from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
AAP Change Talk. Free role playing simulation where you take the role of a healthcare provider and engage in a practice conversation with a virtual mother and her child. Through the conversation, you learn to apply Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques to help them identify motivation for change, supporting them to implement changes in their diet, screen time, and exercise. Change Talk is available online and on several mobile device platforms. It includes three modules with self-assessment quizzes, interactive patient simulations that provide players with real-time feedback on their patient interactions and opportunities to try new approaches.
Module completion and achievement of a score of at least 80% on the post-test are required during Navigating Family-Physician Conversations in the Pediatric Setting elective. Students completing this module early, should consider taking screenshots of their scores. Although going through the modules a 2nd time would also be helpful.
SLUCare AIDET Communication: introduction of AIDET communication model: acknowledge, introduce, duration, explanation, thank you
Two of our pediatric courses specifically focus on patient and family communication
Acting Like a Doctor (preclinical elective)
Physician Family Conversations (fourth year non-patient care elective)
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