<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2017/october/10122017mannequin.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>10/13/2017 10:51:17 AM</pubDate><title>High-Tech Mannequin Lets Students Practice End-of-Life Talks</title><subtitle/><description>It’s the conversation no one wants to have, but talking to patients and their families about death is inevitable for health care professionals. To address the limited clinical opportunities nursing students have to experience palliative care and end-of-life conversations, the University of Houston College of Nursing is now using a high-fidelity mannequin to simulate these challenging interactions.</description><author>Chris Stipes</author><author-email>cdstipes@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone/><image/><categories>Health,People,Research</categories></item>