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Creating courageous conversations: using the Lucy Clip (Case Five) in Advanced Communication skills workshop

Sharan Harris-Christensen

Courageous conversations in palliative care include those where clinicians recognise and respond to emotional response to stress and distress, elicit concerns, respond empathically, and acknowledge and discuss uncertainty. These conversations…

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Knock on the door, or barge in? How to start conversations about the end of life with our family and friends.

Professor Ruth Parry

I work in a scientific field that has a lot to say about how people can and do talk about dying and death. This field is known as ‘conversation…

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Demystifying the secrets of good communication in healthcare

Professor Ruth Parry

Ruth Parry leads a team of researchers, educators and practitioners who work on the VERDIS programme of research on healthcare communication, and on the Real Talk communication training resources.

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