BLOCK OVERVIEW

MEDICAL COMMUNICATION 2014

 OVERVIEW
• BLOCK INTRODUCTION
• STUDENT PROJECT EXPLANATION
 BLOCK INTRODUCTION
• Contents: communication involved in medical
profession
– Oral communication
– Written communication
• It comprises the communication of:
– Doctor to patient and family
– Doctor to community
– Doctor to professional associates
Building Block of Medical
Communication

SKILL
Independent Role
Playing, Basic Clinical Skill
(Role Playing), Student Project
Concept
Lecture, Independent Learning, Group
Discussion, Student Project, Plenary
 Topics
Doctor to patient and family:
1. Basic concept of medical communication
2. Concepts of history taking and review of the
system
3. Skills in communicating with patients
4. Communication approach in specific situation or
entity: cultural background differences; spesific
emotional conditions/disorders; child patients;
sexual history taking and examination
5. Writing medical letters.
 Topics
Doctor to community:
1. Communication in health promotion and
education
Doctor to professional associates:
1. Writing medical letters
2. Concepts and skills of scientific writing
3. Concepts and skills of paper presentation and
discussion
 Block Material
• Study guide
• Student Workbook
– Record your assignments in student project
– Record of your progress in role playing
• Compilation References
• Book of Skills in Communicating with Patients
– Guide for Basic Clinical Skill (Lecture 4 – 7)
 Basic Clinical Skill
• Venue:
– Lecture in Sudirman
– Clinical Skill in Skill Lab (Pulau Serangan)
• Role Playing:
– 1 student plays as doctor, another as patient, the
others observer
– Documented and evaluated according to the check list
in the study guide or student workbook
– Independently rehearse before reviews from
facilitators
– Evaluation: self, peer, and facilitator evaluation
 Assessment Method
• Summative Assessment:
– Block Examination (70%)
– OSCE (role playing)
• Formative Assessment:
– Student Workbook
– Student Project Presentation
 15%
– SGD (5%)
 STUDENT PROJECTS EXPLANATION
(refer to study guide for complete information )

• Student projects is aimed to ensure adequate

learning process and will be used as your
formative and sumative assessment
• All student projects should be recorded in
your workbook, except for video making
• On having finished a student project ask for
signature and evaluation from your facilitator
• Prepare 1 laptop for presentation in your
SGD for student project 6
• Completed student workbook and all
attachments should be collected in group to
secretary of Block at the end of the block
(24th of March 2016).
 STUDENT PROJECT 1
• Individual assigment
• Answer questions based on Skills in
Communicating with Patient
• Ref: Silvermann & Kurtz, Chp. 1
 STUDENT PROJECT 2
• Individual assignment
• Select one symptom or disease and make
brief summary based on concepts of history
taking and review of the system suits to the
symptom/disease chosen
• Each group should have complete summary of
the all symptoms/diseases in your student
project.
 STUDENT PROJECT 3
• Group project (certain groups: refer study guide)
• Make an audiovisual record of medical
interview in group
• The time provided will be enough for
preparation and making the video recording
• The play should comprise all steps in medical
interview based on Calgary Cambridge
Observation Guide
• Project presentation: 21st of March 2016
 STUDENT PROJECT 4
• Write letters, note and CV according to the
cases given.
• Each student should write the letters down in
the student workbook
• Each group should present their work on SP
Presentation (14th of March 2016)
 STUDENT PROJECT 5
• Individual assignment: Write an abstract of a review
or research article in English for both classes.
• Maximum: 500 words, topic: health related issue
• Avoid plagiarism, translation from article in Bahasa is
permitted
• Write/attach the abstract in student workbook
• Hard copy should be collected to the lecture at SP
presentation during plenary session of 2nd day
lecture. Soft copy will also be needed for
presentation
 STUDENT PROJECT 6
• Group presentation for individual assignment:
Prepare a presentation for scientific meeting and
present it in your SGD
• Seminar Simulation:
Each class selects in advance 2 representatives
that will present their topics in front of the class,
1 moderator, 1 MC, and 1 AVA assistant.
• Theme: health related issue
• Presentation: Group (21st of March 2016),
Seminar (22th of March 2016)
 STUDENT PROJECT 7
• In group: (certain groups: refer to study
guide)
Plan and make a health campaign program.
The video of your campaign will be presented
in front of the class room for evaluation.
• Topic: health related issue, will be detailed by
the lecture.
• Presentation date: 22nd of March 2016
Enjoy your learning journey in Medical
Communication
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