What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Podcast · Feb 9, 2023 · 49m

Amber Barnato is an expert in simulation studies. A health services researcher and palliative care physician, Amber lauds the ability of simulation studies to isolate one variable in a study. For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. In one room the physician under study interacts with a white patient-actor, and in another room interacts with a Black patient-actor. They found no differences in verbal communication, but clear differences in non-verbal rapport building…