Communication Skills Training Through an Inter Professional Education Initiative for Undergraduate Multi-Professions Students

Ismat Mohamed Mutwali, Awad Alkarim M Elhassan Mohamed Elhassan, Sara Salih Ibrahim, Naglaa Abd Alrahim, Enas FadulAlbary, Aida Abd alhamid, Aisha Aglan

Abstract


Methods: A session of training of trainer was first organized. Senior students from the colleges of medicine, nursing, aenesthesia and midwifery were invited to participate voluntary in the IPE. 36 multi professions students were selected and divided into 6 multi professions groups. Selected students attended one lecture and four sessions on the IPE and the roles and responsibility of the different professions. The participants learned and practiced six different scenarios of breaking bad news. The IPE was evaluated by administration of a pre and post questionnaires to determine the attitude of the participants to the IPE and towards the training of communication skills within multi professions teams.

Abstract.Our aims were to teach multi-professions students, from Alzaeim Alazhari University, Sudan, to learn together and gain the knowledge, skills and attitude to work together. And to train them together to acquire the specific communication skill associated with “breaking bad news

Results: 30 multi professions students responded to the questionnaires (83.3%). The participants` responses showed that, they have gained knowledge, and become more oriented with their roles and responsibilities. The IPE training course on “breaking bad news†was accepted by all the multi professions students. The participants` overall change of attitude was significant.

Discussion: The results showed that the implemented IPE initiative had positive effects on the attitude and perception of the undergraduate multi professions students; and that

“breaking bad news†training is possible and practicable within multi professions teams.


Keywords


Inter Professional Education; breaking bad news; undergraduate students; Sudan.

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