Fig. 1From: Communication about uncertainty and hope: A randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of a communication skills training program for physicians caring for cancer patientsStudy Design. Physicians will be randomly assigned to 30-h CST program (experimental group) or to a waiting list (control group). Training efficacy is assessed in the context of an encounter with a simulated advanced stage cancer patient at baseline and after the CST for the experimental group, and after four months for the waiting list group. Communicational, psychological and physiological assessments will be conductedBack to article page