Study programme 2022-2023Français
Soft Skills
Learning Activity
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M-DOYM-071
  • DUEZ Pierre
      • UMONS
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      HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term
      AnglaisAnglais300000Q1


      Content of Learning Activity

      SelfKnowledge and initiative
      At the end of this module, the learner should be able to...
      *             Define realistic and concrete objectives.
      *             Identify what prevents her/him to achieve her/his goals.
      *             Learn techniques that allow her/him to motivate her/himself in difficult situations.
      *             Know effective strategies to prevent stress and improve emotional self-control.
      *             Control negative thoughts that generate worry, anxiety or stress.
      *             Become aware of her/his own thinking mechanism and know other methods that allow her/him to improve thinking skills that facilitate the construction of mental schemes and lifelong learning.
      *             Know good habits that enhance personal well-being and health.

      Capacity to adapt to different situations
      At the end of this module, the learner should be able to...
      *             Identify the process of change.
      *             Know different techniques that help her/him to prioritize and adapt her/his own plans and behaviors to new situations.
      *             Identify and manage the different emotional states generated by changes (including resistance to change), incorporating emotional techniques and tools to deal with situations of change in a constructive way.
      *             Approach novel situations as a challenge and not as a problem (develop resolute attitudes), identifying the possibilities for change and continuous improvement.

      Communication
      At the end of this module, the learner should be able to...
      *             Apply communication techniques that allow her/him to have more connection with the patient, family, colleagues and the general public. Among them, assertiveness, empathy.
      *             Have a presence in communication and eliminate communication barriers, such as prejudices.
      *             Use some strategies to communicate diagnoses and bad news clearly, concisely and understandably.
      *             Know guidelines that help writing of the ideas, so that they are understood and generate interest in the receiver.
      *             Recognize the keys that lead to improving success in presentations, and  learn some tools that allow them to generate the interest and understanding of the audience (regardless of whether it is a large or small audience).
      *             Apply emotional self-management techniques to improve performance in presentations.

      Teamwork
      At the end of this module, the learner should be able to...
      *             Argue the characteristics of an effective team (differentiate it from a group), the skills and activities that are required to achieve effective Multi / inter / transprofessional work teams in the field of health.
      *             Explain the advantages of teamwork, the phases a team goes through to become an effective team.
      *             Know the keys to identifying and managing a conflict within a team.
      *             Know the different negotiation techniques as a strategy for the resolution of conflicts that may arise between Multi / inter / transprofessional teams.
      *             Know the keys that the team leader must take into account to build a decisive and effective team.

      Work Organization
      At the end of this module, the learner should be able to...
      *             Use organizational planning and work time management improvement methods focused on health care.
      *             Identify the internal and external obstacles that really prevent her/him from managing time efficiently.
      *             Know some tools that allow a better organization of work and optimization of time.
      *             Recognize and apply some strategies to improve concentration at work.
      *             Design a personalized plan of action for organization and time management.

      Work Ethic
      At the end of this module, the learner should be able to...
      *             Understand the practice of medical ethics in the physician's daily work.
      *             Analyze ethical issues in healthcare practice and to discover the physician's  appropriate responses to everyday situations.
      *             Evaluate the effects that the absence of medical ethics produces in professional practice.
      *             Recognize and handle errors, investigating their causes to avoid them in the future and take advantage of them.
      *             Rationalize on Science vs humanity in medicine: becoming aware that biomedical science and clinical ethics are complementary, mutually demanding.
      *             Reflect on the future of medical ethics especially in the field of artificial intelligence.

      Required Learning Resources/Tools

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      Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

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      Other Recommended Reading

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      Mode of delivery

      • Remote

      Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

      Evaluations

      The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)

      (*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
      Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 07/11/2022
      Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 20/06/2023
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