Article: Communication Skills in the Age of COVID-19
The Annals of Internal Medicine has published an article, “Communication Skills in the Age of COVID-19.”
Communication between clinicians and their patients has become increasingly important in the age of COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic has brought many health systems up to and past their medical capacity. In turn, many clinicians are pressed for time and resources thus making communicating with patients more difficult. The article provides recommendations and resources aimed to help clinicians communicate effectively while caring for patients with serious illness.
One source for communications tools is VitalTalk, which has created a crowd-sourced primer designed to provide practical advice on how to talk about difficult topics related to COVID-19.
To read the article, click here.
VitalTalk is supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation as part of our "Building Public Engagement and Access to Palliative & End-of-Life Care" grant.
