3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 6021772FNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised 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
Clinical sciences
Educational team
Sabine Allard (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
10 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
70 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Practical application of the skills acquired in Communication part 1: 

  • Learn to communicate in a multidisciplinary environment 

  • Empathic attitude towards patients and their family 

  • Necessary communication to gather relevant information and assess the situation, taking into account the patient’s course of life, cultural background, religion and major life events 

  • Open attitude towards health care providers team members and colleagues 

  • Informed consent towards the patient and their family regarding the treatment, check to what extent the provided information is understood 

  • Implementation of possibilities to communicate with an unwilling patient; rights of an unwilling patient’s family 

  • Specific aspects of communication on therapy-limiting measures and death 

  • Communication and knowledge on specific aspects of patient rights and legislation concerning unwilling patients 

The ASO is to operate with increasing autonomy and complexity.  

Additional info

Exercises initiated by the training supervisor on the abovementioned themes.  

Learning Outcomes

skills

OLR 4: Can communicate correctly with a patient and his/her environment in a humane and empathic way, taking into account the ethical, social and multicultural aspects (diversity) and within the relevant legislation (C) 

OLR 5: Can communicate efficiently with and report medical/scientific information to colleagues and other professionals (C) 

Attitudes

OLR 8: Can give feedback adequately and knows how to handle receiving feedback on own professional activities (C) 

OLR 14: Can operate within broader management systems in organizations, hospital commissions and in other representative functions within healthcare (Ma) 

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:

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

    Note: Tool ‘KCB – korte communicatieve beoordeling’ in Medbook / minstens 1 x per stageperiode

    Fuctioneringsgesprek met stagemeester voor het behalen van het Opleidingsonderdeel (100%)

Additional info regarding evaluation

  • Tool ‘KCB’ in Medbook: at least once per internship period. 

  • Performance interview with training coordinator for passing this course (100%). 

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

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Specialist Medicine: Internal Medicine (only offered in Dutch)