title: Simulation: improving communication with patients.
abstract: Patient-doctor communication has become a topic of increasing importance and attention, with both personal and public health ramifications. Despite this, formal training in communication is rare in later professional life, and the best way of improving these skills is unknown. Recently, attention has turned to simulation as a way to teach communication skills to medical providers. In this article, we review the history and current evidence behind utilizing simulation for patient-doctor communication teaching, as well as the challenges for future research in this field as it progresses into mainstream practice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1825 Eastchester Rd, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. ekarkows@montefiore.org
authors.forename: Chavi Eve
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Karkowsky
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chazotte
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D016544:Patient Simulation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy