{"id":19877,"date":"2026-07-31T10:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/sessions\/communicating-a-dementia-diagnosis-in-primary-care-turning-a-difficult-moment-into-a-skilled-conversation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:32:06","slug":"communicating-a-dementia-diagnosis-in-primary-care-turning-a-difficult-moment-into-a-skilled-conversation","status":"publish","type":"wsa_session","link":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/sessions\/communicating-a-dementia-diagnosis-in-primary-care-turning-a-difficult-moment-into-a-skilled-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicating a Dementia Diagnosis in Primary Care: Turning a Difficult Moment into a Skilled Conversation\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The prevelence of dementia is increasing in western societies and it is associated with a high disease burden.\u00a0\u00a0The disclosure of a dementia diagnosis during a clinical counsultation \u00a0brings with it a great deal of discomfort and anxiety for patients, their loved ones, and also for primary care (PC) physicians, who often feel ill-equipped to address such a sensitive subject. Rigorous communication approaches have been developed to lessen the devastating impact of delivering bad news and ensure that the clinical consultation proceeds smoothly. The SPIKES approach to doctor-patient communication is particularly useful for structuring the stages of an interview to disclose a dementia diagnosis-Discuss the barriers related to the environment, the provider, or the patient that hinder a smooth disclosure of a dementia diagnosis. -Apply specific strategies to mitigate these barriers during clinical encounters involving the disclosure of a dementia diagnosis. -Conduct these disclosure conversations following the steps of the SPIKES model, adapting one\u2019s communication style to the characteristics of the illness, the patient\u2019s and caregiver\u2019s sociocultural background and preferencesTEACHING METHODS: Short theoretical presentation; Wooclap interactive session; guided role-play WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: 0:00 \u2013 0:05 (5 min) Welcome &amp; Brief overview of workshop goals 0:05 \u2013 0:15 (10 min) Experience Sharing &amp; Framing the Challenge with disclosing a dementia diagnosis\/Why communication matters in this context 0:15 \u2013 0:25 (10 min) Key Barriers in Dementia Diagnosis Disclosure\/\u00a0Brief strategies to overcome these barriers 0:25 \u2013 0:35 (10 min) Core Principles of the SPIKES Model 0:35 \u2013 0:52 (17 min) Clinical Case \u2013 Guided Role Play\/Short scenario\/Participants take turns practicing key steps of the model\/Focus on communication techniques rather than diagnostic reasoning 0:52 \u2013 1:00 (8 min) Key Take-Home Messages &amp; Workshop Evaluation\/Summary of practical strategies\/Participant feedbackParticipants will better identify the practical steps they need to follow when disclosing a dementia diagnosis and the common pitfalls they need to avoid to lessen the choc of being diagnosed with such a chronic debilitating disease.Improving primary care providers&#039; specific communication skills to deliver this type of bad news will contribute to a more positive patient experience of this difficult moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-19877","wsa_session","type-wsa_session","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsa_session\/19877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsa_session"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wsa_session"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}