For a number of years I helped teach medical students a module on How to Break Bad News.

The students were thrown in the deep end by having to communicate a finding of breast cancer to a standardised patient who was coached to become hysterical on hearing the diagnosis.

Afterwards we dissected the interaction and suggested guidelines on how to approach this difficult task.

However, I feel that another topic, neglected in the medical course, needs to be addressed: How to Share Good News.