We are delighted to announce a two-module online course over 2 separate days focusing on “What to teach” in communication skills teaching.  The course is directed towards teachers of health professionals (for example teachers of students and clinicians in medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, etc.)  who wish to explore the foundational skills and structure of health care interactions.

This is a shorter online version of our two-day annual ‘What to teach’ course that will focus on the basic core clinical communication skills rather than specific communication challenges. The primary focus of this course will be on the structure and skills of healthcare communication. The course will look at the various models in use to conceptualise health care communication and analyse communication skills in observed encounters with patients. This will help participants:

• clarify what they are trying to teach
• define the individual specific skills of effective clinical communication
• break down the complex task of the interview into its individual components

We will explore communication skills by observing prepared videos and work in small groups/break out rooms.

The online course will be facilitated by experienced teachers from tEACH, the teaching committee of EACH: International Association of Communication in Healthcare. The proceedings will be held in English and as much as possible will accommodate participants for whom English is not their first language.

Please note, this course is not about online facilitation skills but rather the content of what should be included in any communication teaching sessions

Workshop 1 – 3rd February 2025, 3pm – 6.30pm GMT

Workshop 2 – 17th  February 2025, 3pm – 6.30pm GMT

Facilitators

Jane Ege Møller.
Aarhus University, Denmark

Jane is Associate Professor at Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University in Denmark and the Academic Lead of the clinical communication skills courses for residents in Central Denmark Region. She is currently the co-chair of tEACH, the teaching committee of EACH. She has more than 15 years of experience as a researcher and teacher in the field of clinical communication and medical education.

Anna Sonkin
School for Medical Communication

Anna is a paediatrician, palliative care physician, and medical educator currently based in USA. Before 2022, she had been practicing and teaching in Moscow, Russia, where she established a private company for teaching communication skills to healthcare professionals. She is now based in New York City and continues to teach and supervise online while working in Global Health to advance childhood cancer care. A member of the Teaching Committee of EACH, she is particularly interested in communication structure and experiential teaching.

Member price £250

Non member price £285

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