Announcing fetal pathology: Challenges encountered by physicians and potential role of simulation in training for breaking bad news

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dc.contributor.authorGueneuc, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorDagher, Christelle
dc.contributor.authorRameh, Georges
dc.contributor.authorHaddad, Georges
dc.contributor.authorHivernaud, Delphine
dc.contributor.authorMousty, Ève
dc.contributor.authorFavre, Romain
dc.contributor.authorVille, Yves H.
dc.contributor.authorChalouhi, Gihad Elias
dc.contributor.departmentObstetrics and Gynecology
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:08:08Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:08:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBackground: Informing couples about the diagnosis of severe fetal pathologies is part of the daily routine in fetal medicine. This situation is usually complex and can put untrained professionals in an uncomfortable position. The aim of this study was to assess the perception of health care professionals when faced with the need to announce a fetal pathology in order to target their training gaps in this domain. Materials and methods: A questionnaire was created and disseminated on a national level among physicians practicing or collaborating with the multidisciplinary centers of prenatal diagnosis in France. The questionnaire focused on the difficulties encountered by practitioners when announcing fetal pathologies, and their potential interest in simulation sessions regarding the delivery of bad news. Results: 193 participants filled the questionnaire. 65 % report not receiving any theoretical courses in this field during their initial training, 49 % admit feeling uncomfortable when a fetal anomaly needs to be announced, 79.5 % think that role-play could help them, 87.5 % believe that training sessions in communication skills would help improve their methods and 73.1 % support teaching the delivery of bad news by simulation sessions. Conclusion: This survey illustrates the significance of announcing a fetal pathology for fetal medicine professionals. Many of them report not being properly trained to cope with this situation and would like to improve with a more practical way of teaching. Simulation would be the ideal educational tool to meet this demand. © 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogoh.2020.102044
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85098564713
dc.identifier.pmid33346160
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/31730
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Masson s.r.l.
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAnnouncement
dc.subjectBreaking bad news
dc.subjectSimulation
dc.subjectTraining
dc.subjectUltrasound
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAttitude of health personnel
dc.subjectFetus
dc.subjectFrance
dc.subjectGynecology
dc.subjectHealth care surveys
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMiddle aged
dc.subjectObstetrics
dc.subjectPerinatology
dc.subjectRadiology
dc.subjectRole playing
dc.subjectSimulation training
dc.subjectTruth disclosure
dc.subjectUltrasonography, prenatal
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectCommunication skill
dc.subjectEmpathy
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFetus disease
dc.subjectFetus malformation
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPhysician
dc.subjectPhysician attitude
dc.subjectQuestionnaire
dc.subjectTeaching
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectFetus echography
dc.subjectHealth care survey
dc.subjectHealth personnel attitude
dc.subjectInterpersonal communication
dc.titleAnnouncing fetal pathology: Challenges encountered by physicians and potential role of simulation in training for breaking bad news
dc.typeArticle

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