Communication part 1

6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 6021720ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester

1st and 2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Pass/Non pass

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Dutch

Partnership Agreement

Under interuniversity agreement for degree program

Faculty

Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie

Department

Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie

Educational team

ANN DE SMEDT
Maridi Aerts
Koen Pardon (course titular)
Hubert Van Puyenbroeck
Ann Roex
Steve Elens
Valentine Lemaigre

Activities and contact hours

48 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
100 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

The topics that are covered in the course are:

1) doctor-patient communication (starting with the communication problems experienced by the doctors themselves, and on specific topics including the provision of patient-oriented information, relaying ‘bad news’, and/or motivational conversations),

2) workplace communication: with colleagues and other caretakers (conference skills, giving feedback, consult), and

3) giving a presentation, for instance at an international conference

The content of the course is mainly about oral communication. The education contributes to the interuniversity-based learning outcomes of the master specialist medicine, which are relevant for this course.

The content of the course is mainly about oral communication. Education contributes to the inter-university learning outcomes of the master's degree in specialised medicine, which are relevant to this course.

Working forms:

We use a 'Blended' learning environment in which learning takes place alternately in the online learning environment (CANVAS), in lectures, in work sessions and on the basis of self-recorded video material. The entirety of the educational interventions is orchestrated from the online learning environment.

Teaching about specific communication topics such as the bad news conversation, communication with colleagues and/or giving a presentation is done in plenary sessions in lectures and in work sessions in groups of 20-25 students. In the work sessions the students are taught techniques to communicate better and they get the opportunity to practice in a role play, among other things. On CANVAS, students find a description of the preparation expected from them for each work session.

Course material

Handbook (Required) : Ik luister: voorschriften voor een gezonde arts-patiënt communicatie, Pardon K., 1ste druk, Pelckmans, 9789463372787, 2021

Additional info

Scientific literature through online sources.Fail on one part of the course is a fail for the entire course.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

OLR 6: knows the possibilities of other care disciplines and the expertise of others in patient care (C, M)

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

reflectieverslagen with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: 100% op tussentijdse schriftelijke reflectieverslagen en praktijk

Additional info regarding evaluation

100% intermediate (during the course) written reflection reports and practice“75% attendance during the lessons is required for the portfolio to be assessed.A student who does not attend at least 75% of the lessons will receive an AFW (absent) as an assessment, and will be referred to the second examination period."“An absence due to force majeure can only be regarded as a legitimate absence, provided that you submit valid justification documents. A medical certificate must meet the requirements as stipulated in art. 111 of the education and examination regulations.“Legal absences can be, because of:- Medical reasons (eg illness, accident, (supported by a medical certificate that meets the conditions of Article 112 of the OER)- Family reasons: the death of a relative by blood or marriage in the first degree (parents and/or children) or in the second degree (grandparents, grandchildren and/or brother/sister), or of a person domiciled under the same roof.A certificate from the internship supervisor, referring to force majeure during the internship, is admitted for 1 day with a maximum of 2x per year."

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context