The COPe concept for the training of communication in highly emotional situations.
Members of transplant teams are oft confronted with highly emotional situations. Inability to handle these situations leads to burn-out and impairs the performance of the team. We introduce and discuss first experiences with a training program--COPe--specifically concentrating on establishing and maintaining communication in such situations.
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Economy of Medicine in Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Vienna, Austria a.fitzgerald@healthcc.at
Annelies
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Fitzgerald
David
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Mayrhofer
Reinharts
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Huber
Robert D
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Fitzgerald
D003142:Communication; D004493:Education; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004644:Emotions; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*