Skills for Doctor-Patient Relationship BASIC LEVEL

The aim of this course is to introduce to medical practitioners the basic concepts about the process of communication in general and communication with patients in particular and to provide them with the basic skills that are required in their daily practice and daily interactions with their patients.

Venue

Online (zoom)

Skills You Will Gain

 By the end of this course, attendees are expected to:

·Appreciate the paramount importance of communication skills in clinical practice

·Identify the defects in the doctor-patient relationship in the Middle Eastern practice

·Understand the general basics of the communication process and their application

·Understand and apply the basic communication skills for doctors in clinical practice

·Understand what it means to be sick, the patient’s perspective

·Apply effective listening skills to the process of history taking from patients

·Be able to handle the meeting with the patient as well as his/her companion(s)

·Apply the basics of effective patient education to the management plan of the patient

Who Should Attend

• Physicians from all clinical specialties
• Medical students
• Physiotherapists
• Nurses
• Pharmacists