Objective
The modules convey theory and practical examples that represent preparation for hands-on communication training.
Target group
Healthcare professional and specialist trainees
Team IML
Sissel Guttormsen, Kai Schnabel, Daniel Bauer, Adrian Michel
Partners, who are already using the learning platform

Publications
Schmitz FM, Schnabel KP, Bauer D, Woermann U, Guttormsen S. Learning how to break bad news from worked examples: Does the presentation format matter when hints are embedded? Results from randomised and blinded field trials, Patient Educ Couns. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.03.022
Schmitz FM, Schnabel K, Bauer D, Bachmann C, Woermann U, Guttormsen S. The learning effects of different presentations of worked examples on medical students’ breaking-bad-news skills: A randomized and blinded field trial, Patient Educ Couns. 2018; 101(8):1439-1451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2018.02.013
Guttormsen S, Langewitz W, Schnabel K. „DocCom.Deutsch“ Ein videobasiertes Instrument zum Kommunikationstraining in Gesundheitsberufen. Jahrestagung der internationalen Gesellschaft für Gesundheit und Spiritualitität: Spiritual Care im Kontext Chronischer Erkrankungen und Schmerzen. Zürich, 27.-28.10.2017.
Schmitz FM, Schnabel K, Stricker D, Fischer MR, Guttormsen S. Learning communication from erroneous video-based examples: A double blind randomised controlled trial. Patient Educ Couns. 2017; 100(6):1203-1212- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.01.016
Lanken PN, Novack DH, Daetwyler C, Gallop R, Landis JR, Lapin J, Subramaniam GA, Schindler GA. Efficacy of a Media-Rich, Internet-Based Learning Module Plus Small Group Debriefing on Medical Trainees’ Attitudes and Communication Skills with Patients with Substance Use Disorders: Results of a Two-Center, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Med. 2015; 90(3): 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000000506
Daetwyler CJ, Cohen DG, Gracely E, Novack DH. eLearning to enhance physician patient communication: A pilot test of "doc.com" and "WebEncounter" in teaching bad news delivery. Med Teach. 2010; 32: e381-e390. https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2010.495759