PalliTALK: A Communication Workshop for Practicing Providers
Intended Audience
This CE activity is for Practicing Providers. PalliTALK is designed for physicians, PAs, NPs, RNs, social workers, and other providers who are interested in developing their communication skills.
Learning Objectives
After completing the PalliTALK workshop, the healthcare team will be able to:
* Recognize emphatic communication as a set of skills that can be practiced and improved upon
* Reflect on their own communication strategies in the moment in order to adapt their style to best match an individual patient and context
* Identify several communication frameworks, such as SPIKES and NURSE and Best Case/Worst Case, and assess their own communication strengths and weaknesses
* Define verbal and nonverbal forms of communication and understand how to use each most effectively
* Describe the role that effective communication plays in improving patient outcomes
* Build relationships with interprofessional regional colleagues who attend PalliTALK
* Unlock creativity and spontaneity even in moments of stress
Toby Campbell, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor
Chief of Palliative Care
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Director
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin
Elise C. Carey, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Palliative Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Molly Feely, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Lyle Fettig, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
Sara K. Johnson, MD
Assistant Professor, Palliative Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin
Matt Kronberger, MS
Palliative Care Education Coordinator
Department of Medicine
Division of Heamtology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin
Drew A. Rosielle, MD, FAAHPM
Medical Director - Palliative Care, University of Minnesota Health
Program Director - Hospice & Palliative Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cassie A. Shumway, MS, RN, OCN, CHPN
Clinical Program Coordinator – Palliative Care
UW Carbone Cancer Center
UW Health
Madison, Wisconsin
Gordon J. Wood, MD, MSCI, FAAHPM
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Palliative Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Director of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Associate Medical Director and Martha L. Twaddle Chair in Palliative Medicine, JourneyCare
Chicago, Illinois
Amy Zelenski, PhD
Assistant Professor (CHS)
Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin
In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Available Credit
- 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 16.75 ANCC Contact Hours
- 16.75 Iowa Board of Nursing Contact Hours
- 16.75 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours