Communication Skills for Surgeons
Surgeons in their daily practice have to be experts in:
Breaking Bad News.
Consenting.
Dealing with Difficult Patients.
Dealing With Distressed Relatives.
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.
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.
08.45 – 09.00 Registration and Coffee.
09.00 – 09.20 Welcome and introductions, an outline of the day.
09.20 – 10.30 Challenges of BBN.
10.30 – 11.00 Interactive Demonstration – Breaking bad news using a structure.
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee.
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.
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.