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Paediatrics: Communication skills

Skill at communication is central to paediatric medical practice. In time you will develop the following abilities and traits.

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Skill at communication is central to paediatric medical practice. In time you will develop the following abilities and traits.

Personal

·  Courtesy to families, colleagues, and members of the multidisciplinary team.

·  Patience and sensitivity in your communication with children and their families.

·  Empathy with children, young people, and their families experiencing difficulty and distress.

·  Insight into personal limitations and when help should be sought in managing sensitive and complex situations.

Professional

·  Understand how to manage consultations with babies, young children, adolescents, and their families effectively.

·  Learn how to listen to children and young people, i.e. hear their needs, respect their views, and respond in an age-appropriate manner where the child is feeling vulnerable.

·  Develop an effective way of communicating information about a diagnosis, prognosis, or emotional issue to children, young people, families.

·  Know when and what assistance is required when communicating with children and families who unable to speak or understand English.

·  Learn what information is appropriate to share with children based on their physical and mental maturity.

 

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