Surgeons in their daily practice have to be experts in

Breaking Bad News

Dealing with Difficult Patients

Consenting

Dealing With Distressed Relatives

Medicate has introduced a special Communication Skills Course aimed at all Surgeons those in training and who are appearing for their ST3 & CT interviews

This course will be useful in the future for all surgical trainees and can be used for future certification towards Advanced Communication Skills

The course will be a one day course led by 2 Communication Skills experts with constant Role Play and will have a maximum group size of ten

The Course will be a one-day experiential workshops where 10 medical staff will be supported to learn about, and use, effective communication skills and develop a breaking bad news strategy.

08.45 – 09.00 Registration and Coffee

09.00 – 09.20 Welcome and introductions, outline of the day.

09.20 – 10.30 Challenges of BBN,

Evidence, skills and communication skills strategies.

10.30 – 11.00 Interactive Demonstration – Breaking bad news using a structure

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee

Group divided into two groups of 4 in separate rooms for practice

11.15 – 12.15 Role Play 1 & 2

12.15 – 13.00 Lunch

13.00 – 14.00 Role Play 3 & 4

14.00 – 15.00 Role Play 5 & 6

15.00 – 15.20 Coffee

15.20 – 16.20 Role Play 7 & 8

16.20 – 16 .45 Issues of transfer

16.45 – 17.00 Learning, Certificates and Close