Bamboo Workshop – MedSIN Sudan

Name of the activity: Bamboo Workshop

Country/NMO: MedSIN Sudan

Program: Ethics and Human Rights in Health

Contact information: contact [email protected] to get in touch with the Activity Coordinator

Type of the activity: Replicating Activity

Category: Capacity Building

Focus area: Human Rights for Medical Professionals in daily clinical settings, Medical Ethics (Patient Centered Care, Good Medical Practice, direct doctor-patient relationship), Rights of patients, doctors and medical students, Patient-Doctor communication and relationship/ Basic medical sign language 

Sustainable Development Goals addressed: SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions)

Problem statement:

Many Medical curricula worldwide sidestep integral and delicate subjects like Medical Ethics. As many as 1 in 10 patients is harmed while receiving hospital care in high-income countries. As a result, error reduction have become paramount for healthcare professionals. Focusing on students’ clinical skills they are bound to encounter in clinical practice and being aware of medico-legal issues and others. These clinical skills are essential skills for all medical students to have.

Target groups:

• Medical students

Beneficiaries:

• General population
• Medical students
• Healthcare Students
• Doctors
• Other health professionals
• Elderly people

Objectives:

-To know the four models of physician-patient relationship.

-To know the REDE model for effective doctor-patient communication.

-To understand the importance of doctor-patient communication and the barriers faced by each and how they can be overcome.

-To know the communication skills needed by the doctor and what is effective communication.

-To know the proper protocol for breaking bad news

-To be able to recognize the signs of abuse in adults and children

-To know how to deal with an abused patient

-To know how to take an abuse history

-To understand the concept of end-of-life care

-To be able to differentiate between Medical Malpractice and Misconduct

-To be able to recognize medical errors

-To know the human rights violations that occur due to violence taking place against health workers

Indicators of Success:

-70% of participants will be able to state they understand the four models of physician-patient relationship. And will be able to state they understand the REDE model.

-50% of participants will be able to recognize at least 2 barriers faced by doctors while communicating with their patients.

-50% of participants will be aware of the proper protocol for breaking bad news. And will be able to recognize at least 3 signs of abuse in adults and children

-60% of participants will be able to state that they can deal with an abused patient in a clinical setting, and will be able to state that they can take abuse history

-50% of participants will be able to say they understand DNR

-50% of participants will be able to differentiate between Medical Malpractice and Misconduct

-50% of participants will be able to state the importance of reporting medical errors, and will be able to identify at least 2 human rights violations that occur due to violence against health workers

Methodology:

We opened a call for participants on 1/9/2021, closed it on 5/9/2021 and chose our participants. We Sent pre evaluation forms on 6/9/2021. First session was Patient-Doctor communication sessions held on 7/9/2021, Recognizing and documenting abuse session was held on 9/9/2021, the third and final session was Medical ethics and important medical situations session and was held on 14/9/2021. We sent the post evaluation form on 16/9/2021.

Plans for evaluation:

Pre and Post evaluation forms.

External collaborations:

none