News and Publications
The fields of clinical communications, peer support, and clinician resilience are rapidly evolving. The Institute for Professionalism & Ethical Practice is active in contributing to scholarship and sharing advances from our partners and colleagues.
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Publications (by year
2018
- Rachwal CM, Langer T, Trainor, BP, Bell, MA, Browning, DM, Meyer, EC. Navigating Communication Challenges in Clinical Practice: A New Approach to Team Education. Crit Care Nurse. 2018 Dec; 38(6): 15-22.
- Hayden M, Brown SD (in press). “I Sleep, but My Heart is Awake”: Negotiating Marginal States In Life And Death. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. 2018.
- Truog RD. Defining Death—Making Sense of the Case of Jahi McMath. JAMA. Epub 2018 Apr 9.
- Antiel RM, Curlin FA, Lantos JD, Collura CA, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Rintoul NE, Brown SD, Feudtner C. Attitudes of paediatric and obstetric specialists towards prenatal surgery for lethal and non-lethal conditions. J Med Ethics. 2018 Apr; 44(4):234-238.
- Mishra A, Browning DM, Haviland M, Jackson ML, Luff D, Meyer EC, Talcott K, Kloek C. Communication skills training in ophthalmology: Results of a needs assessment and pilot training program. J Surg Educ. 2018 Mar - Apr;75(2):417-426. Epub 2017 Sep 1.
2017
- Sarkany D, Debenedectis C, Brown SD, A Review of Resources and Methodologies Available for Teaching and Assessing Patient-Related Communication Skills in Radiology, Acad Radiol. Epub 2018 Jan 17.
- Callahan, MJ, Franceschi A, Brown SD, Chako S, and Walters M, Introduction, Pediatric Radiology: The Requisites, In: Walters M, Robertson RL, Blickman JG, eds. Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, 2017
- Branch WT Jr, Weil AB, Gilligan MC, Litzelman DK, Hafler JP, Plews-Ogan M, Rider EA, Osterberg LG, Dunne D, Derse AR, Pittman JR, Frankel RM. How physicians draw satisfaction and overcome barriers in their practices: "It sustains me", Patient Educ Couns. 2017;100(12):2320-2330.
- Antiel R, Flake AW, Collura C, Johnson M, Rintoul N, Lantos J, Curlin F, Tilburt J,Brown SD, Feudtner C. Weighing the Social and Ethical Considerations of Maternal- Fetal Surgery. Pediatrics. 2017 Dec; 140(6). Epub 2017 Nov 3.
- Branch WT Jr, Frankel RM, Hafler JP, Weil AB, Gilligan MC, Litzelman DK, Plews-Ogan M, Rider EA, Osterberg LG, Dunne D, Derse AR, May NB. A multi-institutional longitudinal faculty development program in humanism supports the professional development of faculty teachers. Academic Medicine. 2017 Dec 1;92(12):1680-1686.
- Kemp JL, Mahoney MC, Mathews VP, Wintermark M, Yee J, Brown SD, Patient-Centered Radiology. Where are we, where do we want to be, and how do we get there? Radiology. 2017 Nov; 285(2):601-608.
- Antiel RM, Collura CA, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Rintoul NE, Lantos JD, Curlin F, Tilburt J, Brown SD, Feudtner C, Physician views regarding the benefits and burdens of prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele, J Perinatol. 2017 Sep; 37(9):994-998. Epub 2017 Jun 15.
- Brown SD, Rider EA, Jamieson K, Meyer EC, Callahan MJ, Benedectis C, Bixby SD, Walters M, Forman SF, Varrin PH, Forbes P, Roussin CJ, Development of a Standardized Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Tool For Radiologists (KalRad): Validation, Multisource Reliability, and Lessons Learned. Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Aug;209(2):351-357.
- Brown SD, The Standoff. JACR. 2017 Apr, 14(4): 547-548.
- Meyer EC, Lamiani G, Luff D, Brown SD. Voices emerging from the shadows: Radiologic practitioners’ experiences of challenging conversations. Patient Education and Counseling. 2017 Feb (100):133-138.
- Lamiani G, Leone D, Meyer EC, Vegni E. Communicating bad news: Theory and practice for healthcare professionals. In: MF Freda & R De Luca Picione, editors. Healthcare and Culture: Subjectivity in Medical Contexts. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing (IAP),2017; p. 101-120.
- DeBenedectis CM, Gauguet J-M, Makris J, Brown SD, Rosen MP, Coming Out of the Dark: A curriculum for teaching and evaluating radiology residents’ communications skills through simulation, JACR. 2017 Jan; 14 (1) 87–91.
2016
- Lamiani G, Leone D, Meyer EC, Vegni E. Breaking Bad News: Theory and Practice for Healthcare Professionals’ Training. In: MF Freda & R De Luca Picione, editors. Healthcare and Culture: Subjectivity in Medical Contexts. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2016.
- Amaral ABCN, Rider EA, Lajolo PP, Tone LG, Pinto RMC, Lajolo MP, Calhoun AW. Development of a Brazilian Portuguese adapted version of the Gap-Kalamazoo communication skills assessment form. International Journal of Medical Education. 2016; 7:400-405.
- Langer T, Jazmati D, Jung O, Schulz C, Schnell MW. Medical students’ development of ethical judgment – Exploring the learners’ perspectives using a mixed methods approach. German Medical Science Journal of Medical Education. 2016; 33(5):1-17.
- Robinson M, Thiel MM, Zurakowski D, Shirkey K, Meyer EC. Efficacy of Training Interprofessional Spiritual Case Generalists. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2016;19(8):814-821.
- Reid J, Stone K, Meyer EC. Communication and simulation. In: A Cheng & V Grant, editors. The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation: Pediatric edition. New York City, NY: Springer Publishing, 2016;291-298.
- Langer T, Martinez W, Browning DM, Varrin P, Sarnoff Lee B, Bell SK. Patients and families as teachers: a mixed methods assessment of a collaborative learning model for medical error disclosure and prevention. BMJ Quality & Safety, 2016 Aug;25(8):615-25.
- Cholli P, Meyer EC, David M, Moonan M, Mahoney J, Hession-Laband E, Zurakowski D, Bell SK. Family Perspectives on Whiteboard Use and Recommendations for Improved Practices. Hospital Pediatrics, 2016 July; 6(7):426-430.
- Luff D, Martin E, Mills K, Mazzola N, Bell SK, Meyer EC. Clinicians’ Strategies for Managing Their Emotions during Difficult Healthcare Conversations. Journal of Patient Education and Counseling, 2016 Jun; 28(16):30281-6.
- Langer T. Barriers and Bridges. Academic Pediatrics, 2016 June; 11(16):501-502.
- Luff D, Fernandes S, Soman A, Meyer EC, Brown SD. The Influence of Communication and Relational Education on Radiologists’ Early Posttraining Practice. JACR, 2016 Apr;13(4):445-448.
- Curley MA, Meyer EC. Upholding Family-Centered Care in the Face of High-Consequence Pathogens – Thinking Inside the Room. JAMA,2016 Mar;170(3):299.
- Plews-Hogan M, May N, Owens J, Ardelt M, Shapiro J, Bell SK. Wisdom in Medicine: What Helps Physicians After a Medical Error. Academic Medicine, 2016 Feb; 91(2):233-41.
- Coombs MA, Meyer EC. Tending to everyday and BIG conversations in teaching and practice. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2016 Feb; 33:3-4.
2015
- Calhoun AW, Pian-Smith MCM, Truog RD, Gaba DM, Meyer EC. The Importance of Deception in Simulation: A Response. Simulation in Healthcare, 2015 Dec; 10(6):387-389
- Langer T, Cummings CL, Meyer EC. When worlds intersect – ethical and practical challenges in caring for international patients. Journal of Perinatology, 2015 Dec; 35:982-984.
- Hryhorczuk A, Hanneman K, Eisenberg RL, Meyer EC, Brown SD. Radiologic Professionalism in Modern Healthcare. RadioGraphics, 2015 Oct;35:1779-1788.
- Martin EB, Mazzola NM, Brandano J, Luff D, Zurakowski D, Meyer EC. Clinicians’ recognition and management of emotions during difficult healthcare conversations. Patient Education & Counseling, 2015 Oct;98(10):1248-54.
- Calhoun AW, Pian-Smith MCM, Truog RD, Gaba DM, Meyer EC. Deception and simulation education: Issues, concepts and commentary. Simulation in Healthcare, 2015 June; 10(3):163-9.
- Barello S, Graffigna G, Meyer EC. Ethics and etiquette in neonatal intensive care: The value of parents’ engagement in everyday ethics and recommendations for further advancing the field. JAMA Pediatrics 2015 Feb;169(2):190.
- Truog RD, Brown SD, Browning DM, Hundert EM, Rider EA, Bell SK, Meyer EC. Microethics: The Ethics of Everyday Clinical Practice. Hastings Center Report 2015 Jan;45(1):1-7.
2014
- Bell SK, Pascucci RC, Fancy KM, Coleman K, Zurakowski D, Meyer EC. The educational value of improvisational actors to teach communication and relational skills: Perspectives of interprofessional learners, faculty, and actors. Patient Education and Counseling 2014; 96:381-388.
- Bruno, MA, Petscavage-Thomas, JM, Mohr, MJ, Bell SK, Brown SD. The “Open Letter”: Radiologists’ Reports in the Era of Patient Web Portals. The Journal of the American College of Radiology 2014; 11(9):863-7.
- Peterson EB, Calhoun AW, Rider EA. The reliability of a modified Kalamazoo Consensus Statement Checklist for assessing the communication skills of multidisciplinary clinicians in the simulated environment. Patient Educ Couns 2014 Sep;93:411-418.
- Rider EA, Kurtz S, Slade D, Longmaid III HE, Ho M-J, Pun JKH, Eggins S, Branch Jr WT. The International Charter for Human Values in Healthcare: An interprofessional global collaboration to enhance values and communication in healthcare. Patient Educ Couns 2014 Sep96:273-280
- Brown SD, Callahan M, Browning DM, Lebowitz R, Bell SK, Jang J, Meyer EC. Radiology trainees’ comfort with difficult conversations and attitudes about error disclosure: Effect of a communication skills workshop. The Journal of the American College of Radiology 2014; 11(8):781-7.
- Meyer EC. Courage, brains and heart. Lessons from the Wizard of Oz for difficult healthcare conversations. Australian Critical Care 2014 Aug;27(3):108-9.
- Pascucci RC, Weinstock P, O’Connor BE, Fancy KM, Meyer EC. Integrating actors into a simulation program – a primer. Simulation in Healthcare 2014; 9(2):120-6.
- Brodsky D, Lamiani G, Andrade O, Johnson VM, Luff D, Meyer EC. Memorable conversations in neonatal intensive care: A qualitative analysis of interprofessional provider perspectives. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice 2014; 4(3):38-48.
2006-2013
- Meyer EC, Lamiani G, Foer MR, Truog RD. “What would you do if this were your child?”: Practitioners’ responses during enacted conversations in the United States. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2013; 13:e372-e376.
- Curley MA, Meyer EC, Scoppettuolo LA, McGann EA, Trainor BP, Rachwal CM, Hickey PA. Parent presence during invasive procedures and resuscitation: Evaluating a clinical practice change. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care 2012; 186(11):1133-1139.
- Brown SD, Lehman CD, Truog RD, Browning DM, Gallagher TH. Stepping out further from the shadows: Disclosure of harmful radiologic errors to patients. Radiology 2012; 262:381-386.
- Gunderman RB, Brown BP. Teaching interpersonal and communication skills. Academic Radiology 2012;19(12):1589-90.
- Howley, MC. Come on little lady. Patient Education and Counseling 2012; 88:352-353.
- Lamiani G, Barello S, Browning DM, Vegni E, Meyer EC. Uncovering and validating clinicians’ experiential knowledge when facing difficult conversations: A cross-cultural perspective. Patient Education and Counseling 2012; 87:307-312.
- Meyer EC, McCrary AM, Truog RD. Pediatric organ donation after circulatory death: An innovative educational initiative. The Journal of Vascular Access 2012; 13 (Supplement 5):S8-S10.
- Truog RD, Christ GH, Browning DM, Meyer EC. Sudden Traumatic Death in Children: We Did Everything, But Your Child Didn’t Survive. In: SJ McPhee, MA Winker, MW Rabow, SZ Pantilat & AJ Markowitz, editors. Care at the Close of Life: JAMAevidence. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 2011; 271-283.
- Lamiani G, Leone D, Meyer EC, Moja EA. How Italian students learn to become physicians: A qualitative study of the hidden curriculum. Medical Teacher 2011; 33(12):989-996.
- Lamiani G, Meyer EC, Leone D, Vegni E, Browning DM, Rider EA, Truog RD, Moja EA. Cross-cultural adaptation of an innovative approach to learning about difficult conversations in healthcare. Medical Teacher 2011; 33(2):e57-e64.
- Browning DM, Comeau M, Kishimoto S, Varrin P, Ward E, Rider EA, Meyer EC. Parents and interprofessional learning in pediatrics: Integrating personhood and practice. Journal of Interprofessional Care 2010; Early Online, 1–2.
- Browning DM, Comeau M, Kishimoto S, Varrin P, Ward E, Rider EA, Meyer EC. Parents as practitioners in pediatrics. Medical Teacher 2010; 32(7).
- Calhoun AW, Rider EA, Peterson, E, Meyer EC. Multi-rater feedback with gap analysis: an innovative means to assess communication skill and self-insight. Patient Education and Counseling 2010; 80:321-326.
- Meyer EC, Brodsky D, Hansen AR, Lamiani G, Sellers DE, Browning DM. An interdisciplinary, family-focused approach to relational learning in neonatal intensive care. Journal of Perinatology 2010; 1-8.
- Rider EA, Nawotniak RH. A Practical Guide to Teaching and Assessing the ACGME Core Competencies, Second Edition. Marblehead, MA: HCPro, Inc. (2010). 394 pages.
- Truog RD, Browning DM, Johnson JA, Gallagher TH. Talking with patients and families about medical error: A guide for education and practice. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press (2010).
- Calhoun AW, Rider EA, Meyer EC, Lamiani G, Truog RD. Assessment of communication skills and self-appraisal in the simulated environment: Feasibility of multi-rater feedback with gap analysis. Simulation in Healthcare 2009; 4(1):22-29.
- Lamiani G, Meyer EC, Browning DM, Brodsky D, Todres ID. Analysis of enacted difficult conversations in neonatal intensive care. Journal of Perinatology 2009; 4:310-316.
- Lamiani G, Meyer EC, Browning DM, Moja EA. Tra scienza e sofferenza: Le conversazioni difficili in sanita. Recenti Progressi in Medicina 2009; 100(5):239-246.
- Meyer EC, Sellers DE, Browning DM, McGuffie K, Solomon MZ, Truog RD. Difficult conversations: Improving communication skills and relational abilities in health care. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2009; 10(3):352-359.
- Waisel DB, Lamiani G, Sandrock NJ, Pascucci R, Truog RD, Meyer EC. Anesthesiology trainees face ethical, practical and relational challenges in obtaining informed consent, Anesthesiology 2009; 110:480-486.
- Waisel DB, Simon R, Truog RD, Baboolal H, Raemer DB. Anesthesiologist management of perioperative do-not-resuscitate orders: a simulation-based experiment. Simulation in Healthcare 2009; 4(2):70-76.
- Calhoun AW, Rider EA. Engagement and listening skills: identifying learning needs. Medical Education 2008; 42:1134-1135.
- Lamiani G, Meyer EC, Rider EA, Browning DM, Vegni E, Moja EA, Truog RD.Assumptions, blind spots and paradoxes in patient-centered care: An action research experience between American and Italian Health Care Professionals. Medical Education 2008; 42:712-720.
- Browning DM, Meyer EC, Brodsky D, Truog RD. Reflections on love, fear, and specializing in the impossible. Journal of Clinical Ethics 2007; 18(4):373-6.
- Browning DM, Meyer EC, Truog RD, Solomon MZ. Difficult conversations in health care: Cultivating relational learning to address the hidden curriculum. Academic Medicine 2007; 82(9):905-913.
- Truog RD, Christ G, Browning DM, Meyer EC. Sudden traumatic death in children: “We did everything, but your child didn’t survive”. JAMA 2006; 295(22):2646-2654.
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