title: Palliative care communication.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the challenges of teaching, practicing, and learning palliative care communication and offer resources for improving skills and educating others.
  
  
  METHODS
  A theoretically grounded, evidence-based communication curriculum called COMFORT (Communication, Orientation and opportunity, Mindful presence, Family, Openings, Relating, and Team).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The COMFORT curriculum is available for free through a Web site, a smartphone/iPad application, and online for continuing education units.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The COMFORT curriculum provides resources to support the expansion and inclusion of palliative care practice not only in oncology, but also in a wide variety of disease contexts.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wittenberg-Lyles
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldsmith
authors.forename: Christine Small
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Platt
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Palliative care; communication; communication education; nurse communication