Willingness to pay for exercise oncology services: a mixed methods study.

Purpose: To evaluate cancer patients' willingness to pay for exercise services and oncology health professionals' perception of patients' willingness to pay.

Methods: A mixed-methods design was used. Online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were administered to people with any type of cancer and oncology health professionals delivering clinical care.

Translating knowledge into practice for communication skills training for health care professionals.

Despite the evidence that person-centred communication underpins all that we do in our interactions with patients, caregivers and team members, the knowledge about the implementation of systematic communication skills training is still in its infancy. This position paper describes some of the main contextual facilitators for translating knowledge about communication skills training for health care professionals (HCP) and recommends ways to guide practical implementation. Based on the literature that has been published over the last two decades, it seems evident that communication skills training programs should be underpinned by clinician self-reflection, be experiential, and focused on behaviour change and implementation of new skills into practice.

Responding to nurses' communication challenges: Evaluating a blended learning program for communication knowledge and skills for nurses.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Blended Communication Skills Training Program for Nurses (CSTN). The program aims to improve nurses' knowledge about communication skills and structure for interactions with individuals who a have life limiting illness.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study using a pre- and post-test quiz and self-efficacy questionnaire undertaken in Victoria, Australia.

Upscaling communication skills training - lessons learned from international initiatives.

Objective: To collect experiences and to identify the main facilitators and barriers for the implementation process of large scale communication training programs.

Methods: Using a multiple case study design, data was collected from leaders of the individual programs in Australia, Ireland, Austria and Denmark. The RE-AIM framework was used to evaluate the components: Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of the programs.