Communication Training for Medical Residents: A Mixed-Methods OSCE Pilot of CONVERSA LATAM

Ofelia Leiva, Philip S. Garrity, Carolina Jaña, Zhimeng Jia, Daniel N. Forte, Joaquín Palacios, Bethany-Rose Daubman, Mark Stoltenberg, Sección Medicina Paliativa, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Red de Salud UC CHRISTUS, Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women, s Hospital, Division of Palliative Care, University of Toronto, Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Sinai Health Systems, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on July 27, 2026

Abstract

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print.
ObjectivesSerious-illness communication training is well established in North America and Europe but few culturally adapted programmes have been formally evaluated in Latin America. We evaluated behavioural change and perceived shifts in practice ...