Communication Skills Teaching
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Students who underwent teaching communication skills with small group discussion (small group activity based one-day workshop) and 2-hour interactive lecture
Group 2: Students who underwent t
Sponsors
Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All the final year students in one professorial group attached to Paediatric Professorial Unit of Colombo South Teaching Hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Students who are absent for the appoinment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| OSCE and questionairs OSCE 1 - To identify the basic knowledge on communication skills on history taking according to the Calgory Cambridge method. OSCE 2 - To identify the effect of the teaching method used; ie Lecture only vs Lecture with small group activity Questionnaire - validated Patient Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) To assess the student perception before and after the teaching sessions. At the begining and at the end of two weeks | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactApeksha Kariyawasam
Post Graduate Institute of MedicineUniversity of ColomboColombo
Outcome results
None listed