Serious Illness Communication Training for Heart Failure and Cardiology Fellows

Integration of palliative care (PC) into management of patients with advanced heart disease (AHD) improves quality of life and is endorsed by consensus guidelines. Because of the limited availability of specialty PC providers, equipping cardiologists with communication skills for serious illness conversations is paramount to ensuring access to PC for all patients with AHD. Surveys have shown that fellows in training are frequently involved in late goals of care conversations with AHD patients, yet few receive training in communication skills.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: 400 Source Type: research