Lifelong Learning Programme

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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The fourth partners’ meeting took place in Tirgu Mures on 14 September 2018. Project partners presented the activities carried out so far while Anisoara Pop presented the project activities to be carried out before the end of the project. The final reminder were given and the final conference was presented.

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The Softis-Ped project has been promoted trough conferences and articles.

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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 in a multilingual environment

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3.1 The connection between culture and language

Kramsch (1998) has discussed the connection between culture and language at length. Both in verbal and nonverbal manifestation, communication expresses cultural reality. At the same time, language serves as the foundation of pediatric care (Kemp, 2005). Breakdown of communication can lead to improper diagnosis, inadequate pain management, underutilization of prescription medications, and difficulty in obtaining informed consent between parents and medical providers. Additional stress is often placed on families when language barriers lead to the inability to obtain accurate and complete information about a child’s health status or about recommended medical procedures. This accentuates the need for trained communication professionals, such as interpreters, in order to facilitate communication between care providers and care recipients.

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.