NeoTalk: Communication skills training for neonatal clinicians

NeoTalk: Communication skills training for neonatal clinicians
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine; by Katherine F. Guttmann, MD, Malorie Meshkati, MD, Julia Frydman, MD, Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD, Lindsay Dow, MD, and Andrea S. Weintraub, MD; 6/24
A multi-disciplinary cohort of NICU providers endorsed increased confidence in key communication skills but not increased skill application 2-months post-course completion. While a single course can successfully teach skills, additional exposure may be necessary to build new communication habits. Our experience developing NeoTalk helped elucidate some of the ways in which conversations about seriously ill infants may be different from conversations about seriously ill adults.