Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:38
This course examines how the behaviour of health professionals can impact on patient care and service delivery, for example through doctor-patient communication, healthcare professional stress, medical decision making, and staff adherence to safety procedures. Students on this course spend two days shadowing health professionals in the NHS and are trained in key professional practice skills such as cognitive-behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing and health coaching
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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Topics covered by the course include:
· Patient-professional communication/interaction
· Determinants of health professional behaviour
· Designing interventions to change health professional behaviour
· Evidence based practice / guideline adherence
· Errors, mistakes and safety violations
· Patient safety
· Non-technical skills
· Medical decision making
· Professional practice skills (such as Health Coaching, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, etc)
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
50% report
10% oral presentation
30% completion of 3 professional skills labs
10% completion of professional competency assessment
There are no assessments for this course.
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