| Question 1: What percentage of radiation oncology patients feel that communication with their healthcare providers is inadequate? |
| Reference: | Arora NK, Weaver KE, Clayman ML, Oakley-Girvan I, Potosky AL. Physicians' decision-making style and psychosocial outcomes among cancer survivors. Patient Educ Couns. 2009;77:404-412. |
| Choice A: | 21 |
| Choice B: | 35 |
| Choice C: | 54 |
| Choice D: | 82 |
| Question 2: Having physicists meet with patients before and during treatment resulted in increased satisfaction and reduced anxiety: |
| Reference: | Atwood, T. F., et al. (2018). "Establishing a new clinical role for medical physicists: a prospective phase II trial." International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics 102(3): 635-641. |
| Choice A: | True |
| Choice B: | False |
| Question 3: Interventions that have been shown to be most effective in improving communication skills are: |
| Reference: | Aspegren, K. (1999). "BEME Guide No. 2: Teaching and learning communication skills in medicine-a review with quality grading of articles." Medical teacher 21(6): 563-570.
Smith, S., et al. (2007). "Teaching patient communication skills to medical students: a review of randomized controlled trials." Evaluation & the Health Professions 30(1): 3-21. |
| Choice A: | Experiential learning |
| Choice B: | Structured feedback |
| Choice C: | Small group discussion |
| Choice D: | All of the above |
| Choice E: | None of the above |
| Question 4: A clinical communication training program increased residents’ confidence in communicating with patients and improved their responses to patient questions: |
| Reference: | Brown, D. W., et al. (2018). "A program to train medical physicists for direct patient care responsibilities." Journal of applied clinical medical physics 19(6): 332-335. |
| Choice A: | True |
| Choice B: | False |
| Question 5: Effective medical communication is achieved by: |
| Reference: | Hulsman, R. L. (209). "Shifting goals in medical communication. Determinants of goal detection and response formation." Patient Education and Counseing 74(3): 302-308. |
| Choice A: | Setting goals for the encounter and shifting them as necessary during the interaction |
| Choice B: | Accurately detecting and responding to patient reactions |
| Choice C: | Reflecting on previous experiences with patients to inform future actions |
| Choice D: | All of the above |
| Question 6: According to the NCI report “Patient-Centered Communication in Cancer Care”, patient-centered care focuses on: |
| Reference: | Epstein RM, Street RL, Jr. Patient-Centered Communication in Cancer Care: Promoting Healing and Reducing Suffering. National Cancer Institute, NIH Publication No. 07-6225. Bethesda, MD, 2007. |
| Choice A: | the patient, the patient’s family structure, and socioeconomic status |
| Choice B: | trust between patient and provider and the patient’s right to informed consent |
| Choice C: | the patient’s healthcare literacy and ability to make appropriate treatment decisions |
| Choice D: | interactions between clinicians, patients, relationships, and health services |
