PLAB 2 Breaking Bad News Stations
Deliver difficult news with empathy, structure and patient-centred communication.
Example stations
- challenging
Discussing Progression to Dialysis in CKD
Chronic kidney disease
- challenging
Communicating a New Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
- standard
Disclosing an Incidental Lung Nodule
Lung nodule
- challenging
Breaking the News of a Miscarriage
Miscarriage
- standard
New Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes
- challenging
Cancer Diagnosis — Patient in Complete Denial
- challenging
Telling a Young Mother She Has MS
- challenging
Breaking Bad News Through Interpreter
- challenging
Unexpected Genetic Condition in Newborn
- challenging
Telling a Teenager Their Parent is Dying
- challenging
Terminal Diagnosis — Patient Alone
- standard
New Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
- standard
Informing Patient of Miscarriage
- standard
Diagnosis of Epilepsy in Young Adult
- standard
Explaining HIV Diagnosis
- standard
CXR Results - GP - Jane Cooper
Lung Cancer
- standard
End of Life Care - GP - Judith Shah
Dementia
- standard
CXR Results - GP - Jane Cooper
Lung Cancer
- standard
End Stage Dementia - GP - Judith Shah
Dementia
- challenging
Cancer Diagnosis - Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
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