Clinic of Psychiatry JFM CU and UHM in Martin

Communication in Clinical Practice 1

4rd year GM, summer semester, AY 2021/2022

Subject Communication in Clinical Practice 1

Practicals in 6th. semester 14 hours

Person responsible for subject: Assoc.prof. Igor Ondrejka, M.D., Ph.D.

Lecturers: Igor Hrtánek, M.D., PhDr., Ph.D.
Eva Kiššová, Mgr.
Miloslav Oppa, M. D., Ph.D.
Zuzana Mlynčeková, M. D

PRACTICALS:

Clinic of Psychiatry - University hospital in Martin, education room I, even weeks, 10. 00 – 11.30
groups – 1, 2,: monday
3, 4 : tuesday
5, 6 : wednesday
7, 8 : thursday
9, 10 : friday

I. practical exercises (2 hours) 21.2.2022- 25.2.2022

Communication in medicine – characteristic and meaning.
Basic communication skills of doctor: effective listening, empathy, understanding, advices.

II. practical exercises (2 hours) 7.3.2022 – 11.3.2022

Verbal and nonverbal communication in medicine. Criteria of effective communication in medicine.
Psychotherapy and communication. Communication in interdisciplinary team of health staff.
Communication with patient´s relatives.

III. practical exercises (2 hours) 21.3.2022 – 25.3.2022

Communication with cognitive disability and intellectual disability patient.

IV. practical exercises (2 hours) 4.4.2022 – 8.4.2022

Communication with anxious and somatoform patient. Communication with depressive patient.
Communication with suicidal patient.

V. practical exercises (2 hours) 18.4.2022 – 22.4.2022

Non-compliance patients. Dissatisfied and aggressive patient. Patient´s silence. Conflict in doctor´s
work and its solution. Communication with manic patient.

VI. practical exercises (2 hours) 2.5.2022 – 6.5.2022

Communication with qualitative disturbance of consciousness. Communication with psychotic
patient.

VII. practical exercises (2 hours) 16.5.2022 – 20.5.2022

Compensatory week.
Requirements for Communication in Clinical Practice 1evaluation.

1. The participation in practicals is compulsory for at least 5-times (10 hours, especially from 1st
to 10th week).
2. Check in the course of practicals:
- Evaluation till the end of 14th week: active participation in practicals; permanent study
check (control question); examination of patients, structured case reports and analysis –
“PESS” - communication problem-etiology-symptoms-solving

Evaluation of the results of running controls:

minimal success 65 %; rating: A/1 = 93 – 100 %; B/1,5 = 86 – 92 %; C/2 = 79 – 85 %; D/2,5 = 72 – 78 %;
E/3 = 65 – 71 %, Fx = less than 65 %

Recommended literature:
Communication in clinical practice 1, 2 /4th year/ x McManus, I. C., Richards, P. Psychology in
Medicine. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., l992. 327 s. ISBN 0-7506-0496-4 x Ayers, S., Visser
R. Psychology for medicine. Sage, Los Angeles: SAGE, 2011. 530 s. ISBN 9781412946919 x Lloyd, M.,
Bor, R. Comunication skills for medicine. Edinburgh: Elsevier, 2009. 212 s. ISBN 978-07020-3058-1
Alder, B. et.al. Psychology and sociology applied to medicine. 3rd ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier, 2009. 182
s. Buckman, R. How to Break Bad News: A Guide for Health Care Professionals The Johns Hopkins
University Press, Baltimore, 1992, 240 s. ISBN 978-0801844911 Tate, P. The doctor´s
Communication Handbook. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd; 6th revised edition, 200 s. ISBN 978-
1846193927 Beran, J., Sumcovová,P. Introduction to Medical Psychology – Doctor – Patient
Communication. Praha: Karolinum, 1. vyd., 2005. 156 s. ISBN 80-246-0983-5 Čaplová, T., Fleischer,J.
Pečeňák,J.,Vajdičková,K., Žucha, I. Clinical Problems of Medical Psychology. Bratislava: Comenius
University, 1995, 83 s. ISBN 80-223-0931-1 Žucha, I. Čaplová, T., Fleischer, J. Vajdičková, K. Medical
Psychology. Bratislava: Comenius University, 1994. 90 s. ISBN 80-223-0797-1