TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of communication training on patient, family and healthcare provider outcomes: missing links JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 158 LP - 158 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-101720 VL - 19 IS - 4 AU - Kelly M Trevino AU - Holly G Prigerson Y1 - 2014/08/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/19/4/158.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Curtis JR, Back AL, Ford DW, et al. Effect of communication skills training for residents and nurse practitioners on quality of communication with patients with serious illness: a randomised trial. JAMA 2013;310:2271–81.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Significant energy and resources have been devoted to the development of end-of-life (EOL) communication skills training programmes for healthcare providers. Development of these programmes is supported by evidence that patients who communicate with their providers about EOL care receive less aggressive care, early hospice enrollment and experience better quality of life at EOL.1 However, while palliative care communication skills training programmes improve providers’ communication skills,2 preliminary studies indicate that training does not affect patient-reported outcomes.3 This randomised trial examined … ER -