OPEN ACCESSDecember 26, 2008Standardized Patient Oriented Teaching (SPOT) Douglas Ander, MD, Joshua Wallenstein, Debra Houry, Sheryl Heron, Tammie Quest, Dahlia Hassani Douglas Ander, MD Emory University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Joshua Wallenstein Emory University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Debra Houry Emory University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Sheryl Heron Emory University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Tammie Quest Emory University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Dahlia Hassani Emory University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.1136 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractDelivering bad news is a difficult task for medical practitioners. Whether this is a diagnosis of cancer, miscarriage, losing one's eyesight or death disclosure, it occurs on a daily basis for almost all practicing clinicians. Concerning is the fact that the majority of practicing physicians have received little or no formal training in communicating bad news. In work done at our institution using a standardized patient model to teach death disclosure, only 17 of 37 students reported prior teaching on how to deliver a death disclosure. There currently exist societal and organizational mandates to provide medical students with an education on communication skills, deliverance of bad news, counseling skills, training in recognizing and treating societal problems all in the context of a multi-cultural world.This resource is designed to instruct fourth-year medical students on how to deliver bad news to patients, and provide counseling to victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). In learning how to deliver bad news, students engage in a standardized patient experience where they have to deliver news to a patient injured in a bicycle collision. Students attend a PowerPoint presentation on how to provide counseling for IPV victims that is accompanied by a quiz. Educational Objectives By the end of this session, learners will be able to: Describe the importance of understanding intimate partner violence (IPV).Cite the statistical estimates for IPV.Describe how to assess, manage, and treat cases of IPV.List IPV resources.Define the public health approach.Differentiate between primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.Define the three “E's” of injury prevention.Discern why communication of “bad” news is important.Articulate the 6-step protocol for delivering bad news. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: SPOT Lecture.ppt SPOT Case.doc To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. CitationAnder D, Wallenstein J, Houry D, Heron S, Quest T, Hassani D. Standardized Patient Oriented Teaching (SPOT). MedEdPORTAL. 2008;4:1136. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.1136 Copyright & Permissions© 2008 Ander et al. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike license.KeywordsBad NewsAbuseTruth Disclosure Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. tabs.loading