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Category
Pre-Conference Workshop
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Title
FACILITATE: Acting-Based Communication & Interpersonal Skills Training for Healthcare Professionals
Fee
150
Length of Presentation
Half Day (4 hours)
Rationale/Background
Communication underlies physicians' scope of practice. CanMeds lists communicator as a core competency for medical practice and education. Various models of communication training have been proposed in medical school and residency training. Acting provides a unique approach to developing such skills. Our acting-based communication skills course, taught by a Canadian-American professional actor and physician, has been taught to hundreds of medical students, nursing students, and medical residents at multiple institutions in the United States and internationally.
Instructional Methods
We will conduct sixteen acting exercises, targeted to the unique needs of healthcare professionals, especially physicians. This workshop is hands-on, participatory, interactive. We start with a brief introduction about educational theory and evidence underlying this initiative. Our hand-picked exercises develop skills such as nonverbal communication, active listening, presence in the moment, situational awareness, and self-awareness. Clinical correlates and debrief with participants are included. The workshop includes two peer-reviewed standardized patient vignettes in which participants play a patient and provider, and apply skills developed. We also provide a communication toolbox with tools they can implement on their next shift.
Target audience
Healthcare professionals at every level of training. This is an inter-professional initiative. We welcome a mixed audience of medical students, resident physicians, consultants/attendings, and allied members of the healthcare team.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants will be able to apply acting skills to facilitate patient-centered communication, utilize specific tools to improve their clinical practice, and practice skills of non-verbal communication, self-awareness, and active listening.
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Authors
Presenter
Alexis del Vecchio
Phillip Moschella
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