13th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

13th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

Bled, Slovenia: September 7-11, 2004
 

LEARNING AND TEACHING ABOUT PATIENT CENTRED CLINICAL CARE
IN MODERN CROSSCULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN GENERAL/FAMILY PRACTICE

Course directors
Janko Kersnik (Slovenia)
Yonah Yaphe (Israel)
Manfred Maier (Austria)
Jaime Correia de Sousa (Portugal)
Amanda Howe (Great Britain)

Resource persons
Igor Švab (Slovenia)
Janos Szabo (Hungary)
Mladenka Vrcić-Keglević (Croatia)
Mateja Bulc (Slovenia)
Gianluigi Passerini (Italy)

Social programme
Nena Kopčavar-Guček

Local support
Polde Zonik

PATRONAGE

The course is organised by Slovene Family Medicine Society and under the patronage of the European Academy of Teachers in General Practice (EURACT) and with the support of the EURACT service function task force. EURACT council members also serve as additional resource persons.

INTRODUCTION

The world is getting smaller. Genaral practitioners are increasingly coming in contact with people from different countries and culture is becoming an important issue that determines communication between the doctor and the patient. Doctors need tools that would help them in their work in a multicultural environment.

Because of the nature of general practice it is important that these issues are properly taught in a GP setting. This is the challenge that this year's course of learning and teaching in family medicine is aiming to address. The participants will have an opportunity to share their views and experiences with dealing with patients from different cultures. Because of the international nature of the course, we will be able to exchange opinions and views from different health care systems, societies and cultures.

The participants of the course will be able to attend the 1^st annual meeting of GP/FM teachers in Europe and present their products from the groups during it for the price of attending the course.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

At the end of the course the participants will be able to:

• Understand the meaning of patient centerdness and partnership model of clinical care in doctor patient relationship
• Understand the importance of patient centerdness and the partnership model of clinical care
• Understand the importance of appropriate relationship between patient and the doctor in the context of his/her everyday routine and principles of general practice
• Use strategies for dealing with delicate issues of doctor patient relationship
• Apply the strategies in a practical situation
• Understand the importance of incorporating teaching about doctor patient relationship in their students' and trainees' programmes
• Develop a teaching strategy on doctor patient relationship in general practice that can be used in his/her country

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course is aimed at general practitioners involved in teaching general practice at university or practice level and will be held in English. It will be based on presentations by experts, group work, field work and open discussion in small groups and plenaries. The participants will be supplied with course material in advance. A EURACT certificate will be issued to the participants at the end of the course. The participants will be able to visit family offices and explore the organisation of primary health care in Slovenia.

SOCIAL EVENTS

Pre-conference: sightseeing, mountain trip etc. Participants have to apply through the hotel. Igor will probably organise a short walking trip on Sunday for the course directors and group leaders (as every year) for those who will arrive earlier.

During conference: dancing lessons, vine inspection, waterpolo, farewell dinner etc.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The course will be held in Bled, Slovenia. Bled is a tourist resort in the Northwest of Slovenia and is easily accessible by car, train or plane. The course fee is set at 200 EURO and will include course materials, organisation of the course, conference attendance and the participation in exciting social events. There is a 40 EURO reduction of the course fee for EURACT members. A limited number of sponsored places is available through the EURACT sponsorship programme.