Al-Umran Khalid U, Adkoli Balachandra V
Medical Education Unit, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Community Med. 2009 Sep;16(3):115-8.
The teaching of communication skills is gaining increasing attention. However, the opportunities for faculty development are limited. This study highlights an attempt by the Medical Education Unit, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, to raise the awareness of faculty to this vital area by organizing a one-day workshop.
A one-day workshop was organized to improve the awareness of the participants to the role of communication skills such as doctor-patient interaction, breaking bad news, counseling and conflict management. In all, 168 participants consisting of faculty members, interns and students, both male and female participated. The sessions included interactive lectures, video demonstrations and role play.
The feedback from the participants indicated that the objectives of the workshop were largely realized. The presentations by speakers were of high quality. However, the participants wanted more small group activities and video-demonstrations that were relevant to the local environment.
By and large, the one-day workshop was found to be a practical model for an initial attempt to raise awareness. Further work is needed to organize more intensive workshops on specific issues related to communication skills.
沟通技能的教学正日益受到关注。然而，教师发展的机会有限。本研究重点介绍了位于胡拜尔的法赫德国王大学医院医学教育部门通过组织为期一天的研讨会来提高教师对这一重要领域认识的尝试。
组织了为期一天的研讨会，以提高参与者对沟通技能作用的认识，如医患互动、告知坏消息、咨询和冲突管理。共有168名参与者，包括教师、实习生和学生，有男有女。会议包括互动讲座、视频演示和角色扮演。
参与者的反馈表明，研讨会的目标基本实现。演讲者的展示质量很高。然而，参与者希望有更多与当地环境相关且能反映真实情况的小组活动和视频演示。
总体而言，为期一天的研讨会被认为是提高认识的初步尝试的一种实用模式。需要进一步开展工作，组织关于沟通技能相关具体问题的更深入研讨会。
