Table 1. Pre- and Post-curriculum Questionnaire.

Questionnaire
Familiarity: How familiar are you with the following?	1.      Pronouncement of a dead patient
	2.     Completion of a death certificate
Knowledge: Rate your knowledge on the following.	1.      Components of a physician in documenting a death pronouncement
	2.     Manner in which one should inform the patient’s family about the death of the patient
	3.     Dos and don’ts of a telephone death notification
	4.     Circumstances necessitating calling a medical examiner
	5.     Dispelling myths about organ donation
	6.     Resources available to patient’s survivors when informing about a death
	7.     Resources available to you
	8.     Communication strategies in breaking bad news
	9.     Differences between the cause of death and mechanism of death
	10.    Components of a death note and certificate in Michigan, USA
Confidence: How confident are you in the following?	1.      Documenting a death pronouncement
	2.     Determining families’ understanding of the patient’s condition before informing of death
	3.     Informing survivors about the death of a loved one
	4.     Dealing with emotions from survivors
	5.     Requesting an autopsy
	6.     Requesting organ donation
	7.     Identifying resources to assist survivors during a death notification
	8.     Completing death note and certificate
	9.     Identifying the principal cause of death
	10.    Identifying the underlying causes of death
	11.     Identifying the mechanism of death
Post-session	How useful was this course?