Course: Communication with a Patient in Praxis

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Course title Communication with a Patient in Praxis
Course code PVL/VCB32
Organizational form of instruction Seminar + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátilová Daniela, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Wolny Daniel, MUDr.
  • Horáková Dagmar, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Štěpánek Ladislav, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Halata David, MUDr.
Course content
Principles of good communication; special features and rules of communication in chosen fields of medicine; communication witi patients with special needs (model situation); social psychology of personality; communication typology, psychological communication games.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is: a) to familiarize students with the importance of professional communication between physicians and other healthcare professionals with patients and their families; b) to emphasize the importance of mutual communication of healthcare workers within working teams in their day-to-day work and cooperation; and c) to discuss with students specific examples and professional communication experiences obtained during the provision of health care (both outpatient and hospital).
Students will be familiar with the principles of professional communication between a physician and a patient, they will be able to determine the patient´s understanding of health and disease, to understand the strategy of communication in problematic patients, to understand the basics of psycho-therapeutic approach to the patients with specific needs and specifics of communication in chosen fields of medicine.
Prerequisites
Not specified.
PVL/VCB72
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PVL/VCB73 and PLE/VCBP1

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

Active participation, attendance at seminars, seminar work, 100% attendance
Recommended literature
  • Prezentace použité v průběhu výuky.
  • Janáčková, L., Weiss, P. (2008). Komunikace ve zdravotnické péči. Praha: Portál.
  • JANOVCOVÁ, Z.. (2003). Alternativní a augmentativní komunikace. Brno: MU.
  • Linhartová, V. (2007). Praktická komunikace v medicíně: pro mediky, lékaře a ošetřující personál. Praha: Grada.
  • Plaňava, I. (2005). Průvodce mezilidskou komunikací. Praha : Grada Publishing.
  • Ptáček, R., Bartůněk, P. (2011). Etika a komunikace v medicíně. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Slowík, J. Komunikace s lidmi s postižením.
  • Tate, P. (2005). Příručka komunikace pro lékaře: jak získat důvěru pacienta. Praha: Grada.
  • VYBÍRAL, Z. (2009). Psychologie komunikace. Praha : Portál.
  • VYBÍRAL, Z. (2000). Psychologie lidské komunikace.. Praha : Portál.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2021) Category: Medical sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) Category: Medical sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) Category: Medical sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer