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May 20, 2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

C102-13 Teaching Difficult Conversations in the ICU: An Educational QI Project to Evaluate and Improve a Resident Communication Curriculum

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NSN SafarVBV A BradyTGT Gardner

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates communication skills in ICU residency, highlighting training gaps and solutions.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the relevance and impact of the ICU communication curriculum on residents' confidence in managing difficult conversations.
  • Conducted an anonymous survey of internal and emergency medicine residents
  • Survey assessed course organization, relevance, and appropriateness using Likert-scale items
  • 54 out of 154 eligible residents (35%) completed the survey thus far
  • Baseline confidence in managing conflict and leading family meetings was low with means of 2.5 and 2.7
  • Residents positively rated lived-experience videos (mean 3.96) and felt facilitators created a safe learning space (mean 3.94)
  • Feedback emphasized the need for more challenging scenarios and deeper engagement with communication topics

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Safar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d4f92f03e14405aa9af66https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.1071
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