562
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2011
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2016
Communication training for cardiologists.
"Communication training: a 90 minute workshop to discuss ways to improve communication in patients with serious illness.~Reminders to Cardiologists. Cardiologists will receive reminders to prompt them to have conversations relating to ICD management with patients enrolled in the study.~Audit and feedback. Cardiologists will receive feedback on their rates of conversation as well as data on patient/family satisfaction with their communication skills."
Control arm
Cardiology grand rounds will be held at usual care sites on the importance of advance care planning.
Montefiore Medical Center, The Bronx
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Mayo Medical Center, Rochester
University of Colorado - Denver, Denver
Yale New-Haven Hospital, New Haven
Collaborators (1)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
University of Colorado, Denver
OTHER
Mayo Clinic
OTHER
University of Pennsylvania
OTHER
Oregon Health and Science University
OTHER
Montefiore Medical Center
OTHER
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
OTHER