Medical Communication in Practice 2

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Topic

The course is a continuation of Medical Communication in Practice 1. The aim of the course is to encourage students to practise appropriate communication in emotionally challenging, difficult doctor-patient situations.

The first part focuses on managing emotional responses of patients and relatives. Students receive theoretical educational material prior to the classes, therefore, application of the communication models through experience-based approach can enable interactive participation of students with simulated patients in medical encounters.

1.Sensitizations of the students to emotional expressions of patients happen with the ‘4-ears model’.

2. Applying the NURSE-model students become equipped with communication techniques to deal with emotions adequately, thus, they can learn to support the emotional needs of patients.

3.Practice based on the application of the CALM-model facilitates learning de-escalation of anger.

The second part of the course focuses on breaking bad news and discussing difficult issues, with the aim of practising the elements of the SPIKES protocol through role-playing. Students are able to practice building trust with patients and relatives, breaking bad news honestly and openly, recognising and managing the patient's and their own emotional reactions to the delivery of bad news, and applying useful verbal and non-verbal elements of information delivery through case-based exercises.

The course was developed in collaboration with the Department of Behavioural Sciences, the Department of Languages for Biomedical Purposes and Communication and the Department of Primary Health Care.

Lectures

Practices

Seminars

• 1. Consultation Class 1. Dealing with Patient's emotions and breaking bad news. (Dr. Éva Pozsgay, Dr. Ágnes Csikós, Katalin Eklicsné Dr. Lepenye, István Hartung, Dr. Szilvia Heim, Dr. Ildikó Bán, Judit Szalai-Szolcsányi, Dr. Nóra Frank, Dr. Dániel Kürthy, Judit Szalai- Szolcsányi, Dr. Boróka Gács, Dr. Gergely Csaba) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ
• 2. Consultation Class 2. Dealing with emotional reactions and breaking bad news. (Katalin Eklicsné Dr. Lepenye, István Hartung, Dr. Szilvia Heim, Dr. Ildikó Bán, Judit Szalai-SzolcsányiDr. Ágnes Csikós, Dr. Éva Pozsgay, Dr. Nóra Frank, Dr. Dániel Kürthy, Judit Szalai- Szolcsányi, Dr. Boróka Gács, Dr. Gergely Csaba) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ
• 3. Dealing with patients’ and family members’ emotional reactions (angry, anxious, depressed…etc patients). Empathic communication. (Katalin Eklicsné Dr. Lepenye, István Hartung, Dr. Szilvia Heim, Dr. Ildikó Bán, Judit Szalai-Szolcsányi) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ
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  4. Dealing with patients’ and family members’ emotional reactions (angry, anxious, depressed…etc patients). Empathic communication. (Katalin Eklicsné Dr. Lepenye, István Hartung, Dr. Szilvia Heim, Dr. Ildikó Bán, Judit Szalai-Szolcsányi) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ

  5. Dealing with patients’ and family members’ emotional reactions (angry, anxious, depressed…etc patients). Empathic communication. (Katalin Eklicsné Dr. Lepenye, István Hartung, Dr. Szilvia Heim, Dr. Ildikó Bán, Judit Szalai-Szolcsányi) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ

  6. Dealing with patients’ and family members’ emotional reactions (angry, anxious, depressed…etc patients). Empathic communication. (Katalin Eklicsné Dr. Lepenye, István Hartung, Dr. Szilvia Heim, Dr. Ildikó Bán, Judit Szalai-Szolcsányi) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ
• 7. Dealing with patients’ and family members’ emotional reactions (angry, anxious, depressed…etc patients). Empathic communication. (Katalin Eklicsné Dr. Lepenye, István Hartung, Dr. Szilvia Heim, Dr. Ildikó Bán, Judit Szalai-Szolcsányi) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ
• 8. Communicating bad news. Communication with family members. (Dr. Ágnes Csikós, Dr. Éva Pozsgay, Dr. Nóra Frank, Dr. Dániel Kürthy, Judit Szalai- Szolcsányi, Dr. Boróka Gács, Dr. Gergely Csaba) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ
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  9. Communicating bad news. Communication with family members. (Dr. Ágnes Csikós, Dr. Éva Pozsgay, Dr. Nóra Frank, Dr. Dániel Kürthy, Judit Szalai- Szolcsányi, Dr. Boróka Gács, Dr. Gergely Csaba) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ

  10. Communicating bad news. Communication with family members. (Dr. Ágnes Csikós, Dr. Éva Pozsgay, Dr. Nóra Frank, Dr. Dániel Kürthy, Judit Szalai- Szolcsányi, Dr. Boróka Gács, Dr. Gergely Csaba) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ

  11. Communicating bad news. Communication with family members. (Dr. Ágnes Csikós, Dr. Éva Pozsgay, Dr. Nóra Frank, Dr. Dániel Kürthy, Judit Szalai- Szolcsányi, Dr. Boróka Gács, Dr. Gergely Csaba) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ
• 12. Communicating bad news. Communication with family members. (Dr. Ágnes Csikós, Dr. Éva Pozsgay, Dr. Nóra Frank, Dr. Dániel Kürthy, Judit Szalai- Szolcsányi, Dr. Boróka Gács, Dr. Gergely Csaba) - FELKÉRT OKTATÓ

Reading material

Obligatory literature

nincs

Literature developed by the Department

Dealing with Patient’s emotions and Breaking bad news - Notes for medical students

Notes

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Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Active participation in classes

Mid-term exams

Written test

Making up for missed classes

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Exam topics/questions

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Examiners

• Bellyeiné Pozsgai Éva

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Bán Ildikó
• Bellyeiné Pozsgai Éva
• Csaba Gergely József
• Csikós Ágnes Erika
• Eklicsné Lepenye Katalin
• Frank Nóra
• Gács Boróka
• Hartung István
• Heim Szilvia Mária
• Kürthy Dániel
• Szalai-Szolcsányi Judit