Download or read book Communication Skills Osces in Surgery written by Alexander Logan and published by MD+ Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication Skills OSCEs In Surgery offers surgeons preparing for postgraduate surgical examinations a unique and innovative way to practise communication skills and understand how to score highly at assessed communication exam stations. Written by experienced surgical communication skills tutors Communication Skills OSCEs In Surgery features 40 realistic scenarios for you to practise alone or in pairs. Each scenario features communication transcripts, summaries, actor briefs and prompts to simulate real communication scenarios. A comprehensive introductory chapter covers the basics of communication skills theory and provides you with frameworks to tackle any question from breaking bad news to angry relatives and apologising for a complication. Features Unique Communication Scenarios: Everything from breaking bad news to explaining a diagnosis Actor Briefs: Understand what information the exam actors are given Communication Transcripts: Read example conversation transcripts with analysis Revise Alone Or In Pairs: The question and answer format allows you to prepare in groups or alone Framework: Develop a framework for dealing with challenging scenarios