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	01 Overview by Geoff Gordon M.D. Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
	06 Build the relationship by Julian Bird M.D. Kings College, London
	13 Responding to strong emotions by Barry Egener M.D. Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon

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BASIC MODULES

• 01 Overview
  Geoff Gordon, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
  
• 02 Integrating self-reflection and self-awareness
  Ron Epstein MD, Rochester University
  
• 03 Therapeutic Aspects of Medical Encounters
  David Brody MD, Dennis Novack MD, Drexel University College of Medicine
  
• 04 Balance, Self Care
  John F. Christensen, Ph.D., Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

• 05 Structure and content of the interview
  Auguste H. Fortin VI, MD, MPH, Yale University; Francesca Dwamena, MD, Michigan State University; Robert C. Smith MD, ScM, Michigan State University
  
• 06 Build the relationship
  Julian Bird, M.D Kings College, London & Steven Cole MD, Stony Brook
  
• 07 Open the discussion
  Beth Lown MD, Harvard University; Ron Saizow, University of Oklahoma
  
• 08 Gather information
  Beth Lown MD, Harvard University
  
• 09 Understands the patient’s perspective
  Beth Lown MD, Harvard University
  
• 10 Share information
  Beth Lown MD, Harvard University
  
• 11 Reache agreement
  Beth Lown MD, Harvard University
  
• 12 Provide closure
  Beth Lown MD, Harvard University

ADVANCED ELEMENTS

• 13 Responding to strong emotions
  Barry Egener MD, Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon
  
• 14 It Goes Without Saying: Nonverbal Communication in Clinician-Patient Relationships
  Cecile A. Carson, M.D. and Jeannette M. Shorey II, M.D.
  
• 15 Cultural Issues in the Interview
  Calvin Chou MD, PhD, University of California
  
• 16 Promoting Behavior Change and Adherence
  Michael Goldstein MD Brown University & F. Dan Duffy MD, American Board of Internal Medicine
  
• 17 Informed Decision-Making
  Wendy Levinson, MD University of Toronto; Clarence Braddock MD, Stanford University
  
• 18 Exploring sexual issues
  Rich Frankel PhD, Indiana University; Elizabeth Edwardsen MD, Rochester University, Sarah Williams MD
  
• 19 Exploring Spirituality & Religious Beliefs
  Shimon Waldfogel, Thomas Jefferson University

COMMUNICATING IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS

• 20 Family Interview
  Kathy Cole-Kelly Case Western, Tom Campbell, Rochester University
  
• 21 Communication and Relationships with Children and Parents
  Elizabeth Rider MSW, MD, Harvard University
  
• 22 The Adolescent Interview
  Ken Ginsberg MD, Oana Tomescu MD, University of Pennsylvania
  
• 23 The Geriatric Interview
  TBA
  
• 24 Tobacco Intervention
  Michael Goldstein MD, Brown University and Institute for Healthcare Communication, and Susan Swartz Woods MD, Oregon Health & Sciences University
  
• 25 Diet/ Exercise
  Geoff Williams MD, Rochester University
  
• 26 Anxiety/Panic Disorder
  Steven Locke MD, Harvard University
  
• 27 Depression
  Steven Cole MD, Stony Brook University
  
• 28 Domestic Violence
  Nielufar Varjavand MD, Drexel University
  
• 29 Alcoholism Diagnosis and Counseling
  William Clark MD, Harvard University
  
• 30 Drug Abuse Diagnosis and Counseling
  Barbara A. Schindler MD, Drexel University College of Medicine, and Ted Parran MD, Case Western Reserve
  
• 31 Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Somatization
  Francesca Dwamena, MD, Michigan State University; Felice Milan MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Auguste H. Fortin VI, MD, MPH, Yale University, Robert C. Smith MD, ScM, Michigan State University
  
• 32 Advance Directives
  Robert Arnold MD, University of Pittsburgh, and Krista Hirschmann, PhD, Lehigh Valley Hospital Network
  
• 33 Giving Bad News
  Tim Quill MD, University of Rochester
  
• 34 Communication Near the End of Life
  Muriel Gillick MD, Harvard University
  
• 35 Discussing Medical Error
  Peter Barnett MD, University of New Mexico
  
• 36 Terminating the Doctor/Patient Relationship
  Peter Lichstein MD, Wake Forrest University

COMMUNICATING WITH COLLEAGUES

• 37 The oral presentation
  Alicia Monroe, M.D. Brown University
  
• 38 Communication within Health Care Teams
  Cathy Risdon MD, McMaster University, Marla Rowe MD, Wayne State University, Zeev Neuwirth MD PhD, Harvard University, Anthony Suchman MD, Rochester University
  
• 39 Talking with Impaired Colleagues
  Peter Barnett MD, University of New Mexico
  
• 40 Principles of Teaching Medical Students and Residents
  Mack Lipkin, Jr. M.D. New York University Medical School