| CODE | MDS4028 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Medical Leadership and Psychological and Social Aspects of Health Care | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit explores Principles of Good Practice, Psychology and Sociology in relation to Health & Medical Care, Clinical Systems Improvement & Patient Safety. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit explores issues in health care related to psychological and sociological processes which are critically important for health care & delivery at an individual, family, work place and societal level. It also explores issues related to Professionalism, Good Medical Practice, Complaints & Litigation. Furthermore it explores important issues in health care related to Clinical System Improvement & Patient Safety. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: A: Psychological and Social Aspects of health care a) Describe normal human development and common health problems associated with lifespan; b) Discuss how behaviour and health are constrained by social contexts in which we live; c) Identify ways in which personal and social factors interact, preventing illness and promoting health; d) Describe illness behaviour and what people do when they feel anxious about their health; e) Describe how people cope with illness, loss, disability and stigma; f) Describe processes to facilitate change; g) Describe issues of culture & communication; h) Discuss issues related to coping with difficult patients; i) Explain issues of abuse. B: Legal a) Explore issues related to mistakes, complaints & litigation. C: Medical Leadership a) Explore issues of clinical systems improvement and patient safety; b) Discuss principles of professionalism & good medical practice; c) Discuss issues of power within the medical profession and the relevance of humility, compassion and respect, recognizing also limitations and accountability. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: A: Psychological and Social Aspects of health care a) Help patients understand that change is possible and what is required to achieve this; b) Help patients move through a process of change; c) Support patients through periods of difficulty, loss, and grief; d) Work with persons and patients from different backgrounds and cultures; e) Work with difficult patients; f) Prevent and intervene in situations of potential or ongoing abuse. B: Medical Leadership a) Work within and develop a system of clinical systems improvement and patient safety; b) Always practice principles of good practice and professional behaviour. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: 1. Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine, Fourth Edition, Edwin van Teijlingen Gerald Humphris 2019. ISBN. 97807020629882. General Medical Council, United Kingdom, Principles of Good Medical Practice. 2. Medical Leadership Competency Framework, Academy of Royal Medical Colleges. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-units: MDS1011, MDS2025, MDS3008 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jurgen Abela Oscar Aquilina Walter Busuttil David Cassar (Co-ord.) Doreen Cassar Joseph Cassar Ethel Felice Maria Victoria Gauci Anton Grech Joseph Grech Jennifer Zammit |
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