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Developing Human-Centered Care Skills in Intensive Care: A Competency-Focused Educational Framework for Patient and Family Engagement

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  • Arzu Topeli

  • Melania Gizella Istrate

  • Pedro Póvoa

  • October 7, 2026

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    Human-centred intensive care requires competencies in empathy, communication, ethical judgment, emotional self-regulation, teamwork, and patient and family engagement alongside clinical expertise.

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    Competency-based education makes communication, teamwork, leadership, and professionalism observable, assessable elements of expected professional practice.

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    Simulation and interprofessional education provide opportunities to practise communication, ethical reasoning, teamwork, and collaborative patient- and family-centred decisions.

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    Digital learning tools can provide flexible access, personalised feedback, and repeated practice to support competency development and maintenance.

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    Longitudinal assessment can combine workplace observation, multisource feedback, reflective portfolios, patient and family reports, and simulation, while supportive organisational cultures reinforce l

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