TUFH Symposium - Teaching Empathy to Health Care Professionals

December 2nd, 2021 12:30 PM To 1:30 PM UTC Time

Event Description:

Lecture to introduce the value of empathy for health care professionals and define 10 empathetic competencies; emotional literacy, perspective taking, action, communication, self-regulation, collaboration, morality, courage, and change-maker.  We will discuss the possible methods of facilitating to learn by lectures, role modeling, narratives, effective sharing of experiences, simulations, role-play, and community projects. 

Outcomes for Participants:

At the end of the session, the participants will be able to explore possibilities of inculcating empathy among health care professionals during their training programs. 

We recommend you read the following article prior to the event:

Mudiyanse R.M. Rathnayaka A. Jayasinghe H. M. A. U. Wimalaisri A, EMPATHY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AS PRIMORDIAL PREVENTION OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOURS: HERE

Bio of Presenter:

 

Professor Rasnayaka M Mudiyanse MBBS, DCH MD MRCP F FAIMER Professor in paediatric with special interest in medical education and teaching communication skills. contribute for education reforms at national level. 

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