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Training of Lecturers
Training for Paediatricians and Paediatric Students
Multilanguage dictionary of medical terms
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Contractual Partners
From this section it is possible to access to a description of each contractual partner of the Softis-Ped project.
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Lecturers
From this section it is possible to access to the information about the paediatric lecturers involved in the Softis-Ped Project in the 5 European countries involved.
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Residents Working with Children Information
From this section it is possible to access to the information about the paediatricians involved in the Softis-Ped Project in the 5 European countries involved.
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Paediatric students
From this section it is possible to access to the information about the paediatric students involved in the Softis-Ped Project in the 5 European countries involved.
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Associated Partners
As a result of the exploitation activity a number of associated partners officially joined the project in order to contribute to the improvement of the project impact on their target groups and to ensure the project sustainability by continuing using the project deliverables in the next years.
Events
The Softis-Ped project has been promoted trough conferences and articles.
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Conferences
The Softis-Ped project was presented in a number of events in order to report about the activities carried out and the results achieved
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Training Activity
The training activity 'Soft Skills in Pediatrics' was held at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tirgu Mures (RO)
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Press Review
The Softis-Ped project partnership made contacts with web sites focusing on the fields of paediatrics and education
This section of the Softis-Ped portal provides administrative information for the project contractual partners and for the European Commission and it is password protected.
Training of Lecturers
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This training package is addressed to lecturers and trainers in the field of paediatrics on how to assist paediatric undergraduate and resident students in developing and consolidating their soft skills for improving the quality of paediatric services.
Communicating with Parents
2.1. Transparency of Information about Treatment and Therapy
2.1.2 Paternalistic, mutualistic, consumerist model
When doctors and patients are interacting, the communication takes place between people in non-equal position usually in an emotionally taxing situation. Therefore, this kind of relationship is one of the most complex of human relationships. According to (Roter 2010) there are four basic forms of doctor-patient relationship: paternalistic, mutualistic, consumerist and default. In paternalistic relationships, doctors are dominant while patients stay passive (assume a more passive role). Consumerism is characterized by an active patient and a doctor whose main obligation is to provide medical service and consider the patients’ rights. Mutualism is associated with shared decision making and is often advocated as the best type of relationship (patient recall, patient compliance, patient satisfaction improved when physicians applied more positive talk and focused more on partnership building). Default relationships are characterized by the lack of control on each side and considered as the worst of the four types.
Mutualistic approach can be used as an effective tool to communicate with parents and children as well. A recent literature review (Tates & Meeuwesen 2001) indicates that children aged 7 years and older are more accurate than their parents in providing health data that predicts future health outcomes, although they are worse at providing past medical histories. The reliability of reports by children 8-11 years old is quite good on health questionnaires developed especially for this age group. Children's personal reports provide a viable means of monitoring internal experiences of health and distress during childhood and adolescence, which can enhance understanding about trajectories of health and development of illnesses.
Mutualistic approach can be used as an effective tool to communicate with parents and children as well. A recent literature review (Tates & Meeuwesen 2001) indicates that children aged 7 years and older are more accurate than their parents in providing health data that predicts future health outcomes, although they are worse at providing past medical histories. The reliability of reports by children 8-11 years old is quite good on health questionnaires developed especially for this age group. Children's personal reports provide a viable means of monitoring internal experiences of health and distress during childhood and adolescence, which can enhance understanding about trajectories of health and development of illnesses.
Online Resources
- Borrel-Carrió F. et al. (2004) The Biopsychosocial Model 25 Years Later: Principles, Practice and Scientific Inquiry. Annals of Family Medicine, 2, 576-582.The biopsychosocial model is both a philosophy of clinical care and a practical clinical guide. In this article, authors defend the biopsychosocial model as a necessary contribution to the scientific clinical method.
- Roter D. (2010) Models of Doctor-patient relationship.This presentation explores the theoretical and philosophic basis defining the therapeutic relationship and the expression of the therapeutic relationship in actual practice based on empirical study
- Tates K., Meeuwesen L. (2001) Doctor-parent-child communication. A (re)view of the literature. Social Science and Medicine, 52, 839-851.Studies on doctor–patient communication focus predominantly on dyadic interactions between adults. The aim of this review study is to evaluate the state of the art of research into doctor–parent–child communication, and to explore the specific role of the child.
