Lindsay Gibbon, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
Lindsay Gibbon is an internal medicine and palliative care physician who directs the UW Internal Medicine Residency’s Serious Illness Communication Curriculum. In her teaching, she focuses on creating a brave space where learners can approach challenging communication scenarios with curiosity, dare to try new skills, and take skills home to refine within their daily practice. She enjoys developing novel simulation training sessions, coaching colleagues in facilitation skills, and adapting simulation sessions to cater to the needs of diverse learners and practice environments
Teaching Communication Skills at the Bedside
Some of the best opportunities for learning communication skills often happen at the bedside. This session walks participants through a method of harnessing these learning opportunities by pre-briefing and debriefing to help the learner see their learning edge and build new skills.
Teaching a patient-centered approach to inpatient code status discussions
During inpatient code status discussions, patients rely on physicians to walk them through complex decision making, but studies show that physicians often miss important steps. This session introduces a patient-centered approach to code status discussions and a method of coaching trainees in a series of developmentally appropriate teaching sessions.
Facilitating a high-quality team huddle prior to a goals of care conversation
Complex medical decision-making often requires the expertise of specialists, but without clear communication between interprofessional team members, we risk giving our patients and families incomplete or conflicting information. This session walks participants through a framework for a team huddle to facilitate unified messaging during a goals of care conversation.
Leading peer debriefing sessions after a stressful clinical event
Physicians often face intense stress during the workday but lack time to process these experiences. Peer support debriefs allow colleagues to incorporate time and space for emotional processing into their workflow. This talk introduces a framework for leading a 5-10 minute debrief to promote positive coping and resilience.