[The announcement in pediatric oncology - Feedback on simulation-based training within the GOCE (Grand Ouest cancer de l'enfant - Grand West Childhood Cancer)].

The announcement of a cancer diagnosis is a crucial moment in the management of the disease, as it is the starting point for a relationship of trust between patient and caregiver. In 2005, this issue led to the creation of an announcement system as part of the 2003-2007 cancer plan, but its implementation in practice remains uncertain. Pediatric oncology has its own specificities, with a triangular relationship and the need for doctors to adapt to the child's age.

Benefits of simulation using standardized patients for training dermatology residents in breaking bad news.

Introduction: Simulation in healthcare is a rapidly developing teaching method in the training of technical procedures. It is also used to enable caregivers to learn how to inform patients of serious illness and complex health status. However, its use is not widespread in the field of dermatology.

Medical consultation simulations and the question of the actors - simulated or standardized patients.

The simulated or standardized patients play an increasingly role in the training of health professionals by simulation. Either professional or amateurs performers, and sometimes " real " patients, called expert patients, are acting. Actor training and preparation to achieve the simulation sessions should be rigorous.

Interobserver variability of cervical cytology in HIV-infected women.

Objectives: Our objectives were to determine the reproducibility of cytological specimen interpretation between two pathologists in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women (from the VIHGY, ANRS CO17 study of human papillomavirus genital pathology among HIV-positive women) and to analyse the improvement, if any, between conventional and liquid-based cytology (LBC) interpretations.

Materials And Methods: A sample of all abnormal and 40% of randomly selected normal Papanicolaou (Pap) tests was randomly ordered and read blindly by a second pathologist using the revised Bethesda terminology 2001. For both conventional and liquid-based preparations, unweighted and Cicchetti-Allison-weighted kappa and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.