title: Video-Based E-Learning in Communication Skills for Physicians Provides Higher Agreement to Tissue Donation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In hospitals, physicians are rarely confronted with tissue donation. Besides correctly identifying an eligible tissue donor, the physician also must deal with the bereaved family. When the immediate family members were asked to consent for tissue donation, objection by the next of kin appears to be the main reason for the loss of potential tissue donors, if no registration is found in the donor register. Therefore, physicians' guidance of next of kin through the consent process for tissue donation is an essential part of the recruitment process and requires adequate communication about donation skills and techniques. We analyzed if physicians educated with a video-based E-learning program on "communication about donation skills" successfully contributes to a higher consent rate for tissue donation.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective study was conducted in 2014 in a Dutch teaching hospital. Two groups of physicians were compared; physicians receiving a lecture on "tissue donation" and physicians receiving additional E-learning on "communication about donation." The results were analyzed on the outcome "obtained consent" for tissue donation from next of kin.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analyses show that physicians receiving a lecture about organ and tissue donation extended with video-based E-learning on communication about donation obtain a significantly (P ≤ .011) higher consent rate (55.6%) for tissue donation compared with physicians who only receive a lecture (15.5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A mandatory offer for physicians to follow E-learning on communication about donation must be considered. This could help the availability of tissue donors.
authors: Department of Quality and Safety, Amphia Teaching Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands. Electronic address: evorstiuskruijff@amphia.nl.
authors: P E
authors: PE
authors: Vorstius Kruijff
authors: Department of Quality and Safety, Amphia Teaching Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.
authors: M W
authors: MW
authors: Huisman-Ebskamp
authors: Department of Quality and Safety, Amphia Teaching Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.
authors: M L G
authors: ML
authors: de Vos
authors: Transplant Foundation, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors: N E
authors: NE
authors: Jansen
authors: TiasNimbas Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Slappendel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement