What is it about?

This article is an overview of breaking bad news education in medical schools in The Netherlands and we studied how students value their training. We also offer recommendations how to improve breaking bad news education.

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Why is it important?

Breaking bad news to patients is difficult and training is neccessary.

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This article gives a nice insight in the differences in Dutch medical schools and how they educate their students how to break bad news. It also provides guidance how to optimize education about breaking bad news.

Dr Marianne Brouwers
RadboudUMC

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This page is a summary of: Teaching and training in breaking bad news at the Dutch medical schools: A comparison, Medical Teacher, March 2012, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.3109/0142159x.2012.668247.
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