Using conversation analysis to inform role play and simulated interaction in communications skills training for healthcare professionals: identifying avenues for further development through a scoping review

Pilnick, Alison; Trusson, Diane; Beeke, Suzanne; O 'brien, Rebecca; Goldberg, Sarah; Harwood, Rowan H.

Abstract

Background: This paper responds to previously published debate in this journal around the use of sociolinguistic methods in communication skills training (CST), which has raised the significant question of how far consultations with simulated patients reflect real clinical encounters. This debate concluded with a suggestion that sociolinguistic methods offer an alternative analytic lens for evaluating CST. We demonstrate here that the utility of sociolinguistic methods in CST is not limited to critique, but also presents an important tool for development and delivery.

Citation

Pilnick, A., Trusson, D., Beeke, S., O 'brien, R., Goldberg, S., & Harwood, R. H. (2018). Using conversation analysis to inform role play and simulated interaction in communications skills training for healthcare professionals: identifying avenues for further development through a scoping review. BMC Medical Education, 18, Article 267. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1381-1

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 5, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Nov 19, 2018
• Publication Date: Nov 19, 2018
• Deposit Date: Nov 6, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 21, 2019
• Journal: BMC Medical Education
• Electronic ISSN: 1472-6920
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Article Number: 267
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1381-1
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1230904
• Publisher URL: https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-018-1381-1