Open AccessBreaking Bad News Training in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
Author(s) -
Gehan Soosaipillai,
Stephanie Archer,
Hutan Ashrafian,
Ara Darzi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of medical education and curricular development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2382-1205
DOI - 10.1177/2382120520938706
Subject(s) - status quo , covid-19 , curriculum , training (meteorology) , health care , medical education , digital era , psychology , nursing , public relations , political science , medicine , pedagogy , computer science , law , world wide web , physics , disease , pathology , virology , meteorology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , the internet
COVID-19 has disrupted the status quo for healthcare education. As a result, redeployed doctors and nurses are caring for patients at the end of their lives and breaking bad news with little experience or training. This article aims to understand why redeployed doctors and nurses feel unprepared to break bad news through a content analysis of their training curricula. As digital learning has come to the forefront in health care education during this time, relevant digital resources for breaking bad news training are suggested.