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This course is part of the RCOG Core Knowledge series.

Breaking bad news is an integral part of a doctor's role. Doing this sensitively and showing empathy is an important skill and can have lasting effects on the recipient, positive or otherwise. Doing it badly makes a difficult situation worse; doing it well can not make the situation better, but it avoids the recipient being left with additional painful memories.

Welcome to this Core Knowledge course on Early pregnancy loss - breaking bad news.

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

  • become more aware of how to deal with women's reactions
  • learn about different ways of breaking bad news
  • become familiar with the problems that you may face as the bearer of bad news
  • become aware of how to deal with the reactions of the woman's support person.

Dr Lauren Ewington PhD MBBS MRCOG (2024)

Lauren Ewington is an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Warwick and a ST5 trainee at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.

Professor Siobhan Quenby MD MBBS FRCOG (2024)

Professor Quenby has 30 years’ experience of looking after people with recurrent miscarriage. She is the deputy director of Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research.

This course is intended to help clinicians gain core knowledge for O&G training and the MRCOG examinations. It can also be used by O&G consultants to refresh their knowledge of the area or for teaching.

The content of this course relates to the following Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and key skills:

CiP 3: Leadership
Influences and negotiate
Manages conflict
Demonstrates insight
Manages stress and fatigue
Effective use of resources

CiP 4: Quality Improvement
Relevant to all key skills

CiP 5: Human factors
Relevant to all key skills

CiP 6: Developing self & others
Relevant to all key skills

CiP 7: Innovation and research
Relevant to all key skills

CiP 8: Educator
Relevant to all key skills

CiP 9: Emergency gynaecology and early pregnancy
Manages bleeding in early pregnancy
Manages other early pregnancy complications
Manages acute gynaecological workload

CiP 13: Non-discrimination and inclusion
Relevant to all key skills

CiP 14: Health promotion
Relevant to all key skills

Further details about each CiP can be found within the O&G Core Curriculum 2024 Definitive Document, available here.

Product Details:

Product Name Price
Early pregnancy loss - breaking bad news - 12 Month Access £50.40

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