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Published on: January 15, 2017
[Communication in special situations: a training programme with standardized patients for emergency medical
Sasa Sopka1, Jörg Ch Brokmann, Rolf Rossaint
1Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany. ssopka@ukaachen.de
Abstract:
Regulations for the post-graduate education of physicians deployed in the emergency medical system in Germany are existing, but unfortunately not standardised nationwide. Within the compulsory certification course "soft skills" are not incorporated resp. psychological disorders are not considered to an adequate extent. In respect of increasing emergency calls with psycho-social indications it seemed necessary to invent a specialised course concerning these issues. Integrating under-graduate experiences of classes with standardized patients, objectives were defined; a pilot course was composed using scenarios as acute psychosis, suicidal tendency and bringing bad news including structured video-feedback. Evaluation data approved the tested approach concerning content as well as feasibility, pointed out areas for improvement, but encouraged further implementation of the program to greater extend.
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