As good communication skills are crucial for doctor-patient interactions, it is recommended to incorporate them in medical school programs from the very beginning. On this basis medical schools in Germany introduced the OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) to examine and by this foster lear...
After a short period of training, doctors can be effective as teachers. The teaching method should be experiential as it has been shown conclusively that instructional methods do not give the desired results. The contents of communication skills courses should primarily be problem defining. All ...
The effects of a continuing medical education programme in interpersonal communication skills on doctor practice and patient satisfaction in Trinidad and T... This study investigates the effects of a brief training programme on the communication skills of doctors in ambulatory care settings in Trinidad ...
Long term benefits of com- munication skills training for cancer doctors. Psychooncology. 2003 Oct;12:686-693.Finset A, Ekeberg O, Eide H, Aspegren K. Long term benefits of communication skills training for cancer doctors. Psycho-Oncol 2003;12:686-93....
Communication skills (CS) are vital for doctors. Indeed, as the most important element of consultations, are highly valued by patients. CS are core, teachable skills, however, have not been widely taught in South Asian medical schools, unlike their western counterparts. ...
Teaching communication skills: part of medical education? Hypertension is generally a symptomless disease, but it needs lifelong treatment in most cases. This places enormous demands on individual doctors treating... P Sleight - 《Journal of Human Hypertension》 被引量: 15发表: 1995年 Communication...
Our results indicate that knowledge of communication skills is best attained by attendance of communication courses in combination with clinical training. First-year students at the Early/PBL schools may be an example of this. Another example is the substantial increase in scores from the end of ...
Communication skills and professionalism are related to the more influential aspects of healthcare provided by primary care doctors [14] and they are described as being among the fundamental tools for family physicians [4], particularly for the treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes and ...
Good doctors communicate effectively with patients—they identify patients' problems more accurately, and patients are more satisfied with the care they receive. But what are the necessary communication skills and how can doctors acquire them? When doctors use communication skills effectively, both they...
Communication skills are core competencies for both doctors and medical students [1,2]. Good doctor-patient communication is seen to positively impact almost all aspects of patient care [3,4,5,6,7]. Communication may be regarded as the “main ingredient” of medical care [5]. In contrast,...