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| Course name | Humanization of Medicine |
| Course ID | 12.0-WL-LekAM-HumMeE- 22 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Field of study | WLiNZ - oferta ERASMUS / Medical |
| Education profile | - |
| Level of studies | Long-cycle studies leading to MS degree (6 years) |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2023/2024 |
| Semester | 3 |
| ECTS credits to win | 2 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | polish |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Lecture | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
| Seminar | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
During this course, we will explore the idea of humanizing medicine, a holistic approach to treatment, and the need to create systemic solutions within the whole environment of a sick person. We will discuss the peculiarities of the physician-patient-medical team relationship and acquire information related to the communication process in medical practice. The concept of communication will be presented as an essential tool in the physician's work, fundamental in all stages of the treatment process (from diagnosis to effective therapy).
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Lectures:
1. Humanization and dehumanization of medicine - return to the essence of medicine. Polish and World Academy of Medicine Albert Schweizer’s role in humanizing medicine.
2. Influence of the entities involved in the health care system (doctors, paramedics, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists) on the quality of the doctor-patient relationship. Possible conflicts in the social structures of the hospital team and their effects on the patient.
4. Provision of professional medical information to the patient.
5. Giving bad and bad news and dealing with dying and seriously ill patients and their families.
6. Providing professional support to victims of domestic violence.
7. The role of prejudice, gender stereotypes, and cultural background in the health professional-patient relationship.
8. Taking a medical history with a psychosocial focus
Exercises:
1. Definition and models of communication. The scheme, levels and elements of the communication process.
2. Principles and process of communication. Communication techniques.
3. Effective and active listening. Assertiveness in the communication process.
4. Establishing contact and building a partner relationship with the patient. Narrative Medicine
5. Communication barriers and blockages.
6. The "difficult patient" and the "difficult doctor" in communication.
7. Practical exercises
8. Analysis of the health care system in Poland in the context of solutions favoring dehumanizing attitudes.
Lectures and seminars with the use of multimedia; problem-solving approach.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Pass with a minimum of 60%. In case of absences, the student should make up the work within the time limit agreed upon with the teacher.
Percentages for grades: 94-100% = 5.0; 85-93% = 4.5; 76-84% = 4.0; 68-75% = 3.5; 60-67% = 3.0; 0-59% = 2.0.
One absence from lectures and seminars is allowed. Further regulations can be found in the Study Regulations of the University of Zielona Góra https://www.uz.zgora.pl/index.php?regulamin-studiow
Izdebski Z, Mazur J, Furman K, Kozakiewicz A, Bialorudzki M. Humanization of the treatment process and clinical communication between patient and medical staff – during the COVID-19 pandemic. Warsaw, 2023
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Hashim MJ. Patient-Centered Communication: Basic Skills. Am Fam Physician. 2017;95(1):29-34.
Boissy A, Windover AK, Bokar D, et al. Communication Skills Training for Physicians Improves Patient Satisfaction. J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(7):755-761. doi:10.1007/s11606-016-3597-2
Izdebski Z, Kozakiewicz A, Białorudzki M, Dec-Pietrowska J, Mazur J. Occupational Burnout in Healthcare Workers, Stress and Other Symptoms of Work Overload during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):2428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032428
Izdebski Z, Mazur J, Kozakiewicz A, Żeromska-Michniewicz A, Berezowski J. Patient Perceptions of Treatment and Diagnostic Process During the COVID-19 Pandemic Within the Context of Limitations that Impeded Communication with Healthcare Professionals. Medical Science Monitor. 2023 DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940227
Modified by prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Izdebski (last modification: 16-05-2023 11:09)
