Complex conversations in a healthcare setting: experiences from an interprofessional workshop on clinician-patient communication skills

Table 1 Demographics and key respondent data to the pre-workshop survey

Medical		n = 20	%
	Basic Physician Trainees	9	45%
	Advanced Physician Trainees	3	15%
	Emergency Physician Trainees	1	5%
Nursing	Intensive care liaison nurse	1	5%
Allied Health	Physiotherapists	2	10%
	Occupational Therapist	1	5%
	Dieticians	3	15%
Prior communication skills workshop attendances
	Undergraduate	7	35%
	postgraduate	4	20%
	no previous comm skills teaching	13	65%
What have you found most valuable in generating your method for discussion of goals of care?
	observation	17	85%
	experience	15	75%
	communication skill workshop	7	35%
	lectures	2	10%
	computer based education	0	0%
	other	0	0%
What are the barriers to having goals of care discussions?
	correct use of language	15	75%
	risk of creating conflict	14	70%
	lack of adequate knowledge	13	65%
	time	11	55%
	lack of adequate confidence	10	50%
	management of cultural belief	10	50%
	environment	7	35%
	patient/family acceptance of illness	4	20%

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