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ASPE
 Dear ASPE members,
Karen Szauter, MD, has done all of us a great service by providing a link to an extensive standardized patient bibliographical database housed on the UTMB Health website. The bibliography was created to provide a searchable index of more than 1500 papers that have been published since the mid-1960s that pertain to teaching or assessment using standardized patients.
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By Lynn Newhall, University of Nevada School of Medicine
I was thrilled to attend the ASPE 2015 pre-conference workshop in advanced practice in Gynecological and Urogenital exam instructions and practicum. I had no idea what to expect, except that I had yet to see what the "experts" in GTA instruction were actually teaching. I was excited. I was a bit nervous. Having taught GTAs for the last three years, I had been basing my instruction on what I thought would be an excellent exam.
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By Jenna Jackson
 I thought my days of doing the Hokey Pokey were long gone. Yet, much to my delight, I found myself revisiting this familiar pastime at the 2015 ASPE Conference. I dove head-first into pre-conference immersion courses. Though the days were long, no one seemed to be in a hurry. It was a refreshing station where we were encouraged to engage in discussion with methodology masters. Exercises in SWOT analysis, review of procedure manual outlines and case/checklist construction refueled my inner administrator. I understood the reason I jumped in; I was thirsty.
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MedCity News
Though patient satisfaction and safety — and, sometimes, lives — depend on it, communication among a medical care team isn't always coordinated. It's often tough for medical professionals to know who to communicate with. Who is the specialist handling this patient? The nurse? But when a care team isn't coordinated, the consequences can range from irritating to disastrous.
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HealthDay News via Neurology Advisor
Listening to music may help combat postoperative pain, anxiety and analgesia use, according to a review published online in The Lancet. Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine whether music improved recovery after surgical procedures. Data were included from randomized controlled trials of adult patients undergoing surgical procedures, excluding those involving the central nervous system or head and neck.
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Harvard Business Review
There's no shortage of advice about how to react to negative feedback. Whether the critic is a boss or a co-worker, the same familiar guidance is consistently presented: Listen carefully, don't get defensive, ask for time. There's nothing wrong with these three suggestions, of course. But at the moment when an unhappy colleague is telling you loudly that the project plan you created left out some obvious key components, or your boss is taking you to task for the stumbles you made in running an important meeting, it's hard to recall these valid pointers.
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Kaiser Health News
It's a common complaint — if you spend a night in the hospital, you probably won't get much sleep. There's the noise. There's the bright fluorescent hallway light. And there's the unending barrage of nighttime interruptions: vitals checks, medication administration, blood draws and the rest. As hospitals chase better patient ratings and health outcomes, an increasing number are rethinking how they function at night.
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By Bob Kowalski
 Performance evaluations are intended to broaden communication between supervisors and subordinates, as well as provide direction and motivation for the worker. But we've all seen the real-life effects of the annual reviews, resulting in dreadful anticipation, no matter on which level of the office hierarchy you sit. Today's employees are routinely asked to upgrade their skills in a constantly evolving work world. Is it fair for them to be evaluated only once a year?
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The Huffington Post
Hospitals and health care systems have been directing more attention to whether their patients feel satisfied with the care and treatment they receive. If hospitals don't score well on standardized patient surveys that rate the care, they risk losing some Medicare reimbursement. Thus, a satisfied patient experience is becoming a priority of the medical establishment.
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Fast Company
Many leaders already know that commanding the respect of their team members can be a tricky business. If they're either too feared on one hand or too well liked on the other, they risk losing their effectiveness. One reason why striking that balance is so hard is because it cuts against the social etiquette we've learned since childhood. In order to connect with people, we're taught to try to be liked.
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The New York Times
Dr. Robert Klitzman writes: My patient, a woman in her 20s with cancer, was doing poorly on chemotherapy. The disease had spread throughout her body. We were doing everything we could to help her, but didn't know how long she would live. Her mother came regularly to visit, and sat by her side. Around their necks, they both wore gold crosses on tiny gold chains. Taped on the wall, near the foot of her bed, was a greeting card with a picture of Jesus, in a red cloak with pointy gold beams radiating from his head.
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