Interactive Symposium on Healthcare Communication for Critical Care Nursing

Deakin University's Centre for Organisational Change in Person-Centred Healthcare is pleased to deliver this Interactive Symposium on Healthcare Communication for Critical Care Nursing.

The symposium is for Critical Care Nurses who have an interest in healthcare communication and are keen to expand their current knowledge in this area.

Participants of the symposium will leave with a common language to discuss and deconstruct clinical interactions with their patients and colleagues and gain an appreciation of the research evidence for enhanced professional practice and patient outcomes.

The symposium will focus on methods of both improving one’s own communication as well as teaching communication skills to colleagues in the clinical setting.

Experiential learning focusing on clinical scenarios commonly experienced by Critical Care Nurses will also be a key feature of the program.

Learning Objectives:

• Outline the evidence base linking healthcare communication interventions with health outcomes.
• Describe key frameworks used to teach healthcare communication.
• Develop a shared healthcare communication language to facilitate teaching in clinical settings.
• Develop ability to deconstruct clinical consultations and describe the impact of effective & ineffective communication skills.
• Identify the best methodology to teach communication skills in clinical settings.
• Describe the benefits of small group experiential learning using a simulated patient.

Registrations close on Monday 14 May, hurry - places are limited...