Feasibility Pilot in Establishing Simulation-Based Family Centered Communication Training for Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Fellows

Family centered care is essential in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine and improvement in communication has been associated with improved family satisfaction. Provision of communication and involvement in care decisions has been shown to be a determinant of positive experiences in the NICU. This is a pilot project that aims to measure the feasibility and effectiveness of improving family-centered communication skills in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine (NPM) Fellows related to challenging physician-parent interactions. The NPM fellows were provided with literature regarding the SPIKES framework for communication prior to an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) with a simulated physician-parent interaction. Assessment and feedback from multiple perspectives provided learners with information on their opportunities for improvement.