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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 for Paediatricians and Paediatric Students
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This training package is addressed to students and medical practitioners in paediatrics on how to autonomously learn, develop and consolidate their soft skills for improving the quality of paediatric services.
Communicating with Parents
2.1 Empathy and Collaboration with the Parents
Parents of sick children are going through a difficult experience. Because paediatricians interact with both kids and their parents, they need especially strong interpersonal skills. Bonding with the child’s family, showing empathy and understanding the parents’ plight is a very important part of the treatment. Parents can react in various ways to stressful situations and a paediatrician must be prepared to handle common negative reactions like blame, anger, a sudden outpouring of grief. It’s very important to accept what the parents say, without judging it. Appreciating parents’ efforts and affirming their ability to care for the child both verbally and non-verbally helps building confidence and trust. Parents deserve to know the truth, but its delivery should be tempered with common sense and empathy. If the child’s condition is particularly serious, the information can be delivered in small parts over two or more visits. However, if parents express a desire to know everything, it must be told to them.
Practical Applications
- Parents’ medical education and why paediatrician should issue medical noteEducated parents are responsible enough judging their children health status if they visit their own community. The case highlights the most important steps in the course of medical education.
- Forcing additional diagnostic proceduresEvidence based medicine needs ample empirical evidences to set up reliable diagnosis. For several reasons different additional diagnostic procedures are required, parents and kids often find these extra efforts unwanted.
- Controversial feelings against administering antibioticsMany pros and cons regarding antibiotics and paediatricians must judge properly the necessity of giving antibiotics in a given case and also dealing with believes and misbelieves of parents.
Online Resources
Why are patient stories valuable in health care?
