title: [Communication skills training in Denmark has come a long way].
abstract: In this paper we describe and discuss communication skills training in Denmark - it has come a long way. After a short review of current research we outline the history of communication training in Denmark and describe the case of communication training at Aarhus University, which illustrates how the Danish universities have radically changed their communication training in the last decade. Finally, we discuss communication models and teaching methods and recommend an attempt to reach a national consensus on communication training.
authors.affiliation: louise@cesu.au.dk.
authors.forename: Louise Binow
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Kjær
authors.forename: Jane Ege
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Mads
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: Mai-Britt Worm
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ørntoft
authors.forename: Anne Mette
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mørcke
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D003718:Denmark; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013663:Teaching