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Improving Patient-Centred Medicine: A Preliminary Experience for Teaching Communication Skills to Italian General Practitioners.
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Education for Health: Change in Learning & Practice . Mar2002, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p51-57. 7p. 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Introduction: A key concept for general practice nowadays is that of patient-centred medicine. In this model the physician's aim is to integrate the patient's experience of illness with the conventional understanding of disease, trying to reconcile the patient's agenda with his/her own. This paper describes a preliminary experience of a CME course on patient-centred medicine in Italy. Aim and Methods: The article focuses on a 7 hour course for teaching patient-centred medicine to Italian general practitioners. Assessment of the course was done both in terms of learner satisfaction and efficacy. Learner satisfaction was evaluated by a questionnaire with a 6-point Likert scale and course efficacy by a pre/post-paper-and-pencil test. Findings and Discussion: The pilot course on patient-centred medicine seems to obtain high satisfaction in participants. Furthermore, an increase in competence with regards to patient-centredness resulted after the course. The pilot study represents the first Italian CME seminar on patient-centred medicine. Results obtained both in terms of satisfaction and efficacy suggest that the CME course is a valid educational tool. The opportunity to extend the experience to a higher number of participants is therefore recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MEDICAL education
*GENERAL practitioners
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13576283
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Education for Health: Change in Learning & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6600816
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13576280110107314