Patient-Clinician Communication Guideline Update

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Dr. Timothy Gilligan and Dr. Calvin Chou discuss the updated guideline on patient-clinician communication in oncology.

Dr. Timothy Gilligan and Dr. Calvin Chou discuss the updated guideline on patient-clinician communication in oncology. They highlight clinical recommendations and strategies on topics such as communication skills and practices that apply at every visit, principles for telehealth interactions, cross-disciplinary communication, facilitating involvement of the patient's support network, discussing prognosis, goals of care, treatment selection – including clinical trials, end-of-life discussions, overcoming barriers to communication, facilitating discussions of cost of care and financial toxicity, mitigating stigma, and setting boundaries with patients. Dr. Gilligan and Dr. Chou also share how clinicians can enhance their communication skills through skills practice opportunities and experiential learning. They discuss how fundamental communication is to optimal patient care and look to the future on how generative AI may impact healthcare communication. Read the full guideline, "Patient-Clinician Communication: ASCO Guideline Update " TRANSCRIPT This guideline, clinical tools and resources are available at www.asco.org/supportive-care-guidelines . Read the full text of the guideline…

People in this episode

Host: Brittany Harvey

Guests: Dr. Timothy Gilligan, Dr. Calvin Chou

Topics covered

• patient-clinician communication
• oncology guidelines
• telehealth interactions
• communication skills
• patient support
• treatment selection
• financial toxicity

Keywords

• communication skills
• oncology
• telehealth
• patient care
• clinical trials
• end-of-life discussions
• financial toxicity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Society of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology

Books & works: Patient-Clinician Communication: ASCO Guideline Update

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