Effective Medical Communication

Professor Subhash Chandra Parija is the Vice-Chancellor of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, A Deemed-to-be University at Pondicherry and is the former Director of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India, and has nearly three and a half decades of teaching and research experience in medical microbiology. Prof. Parija is a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) expert and has been consulted to draft guidelines on food safety with regard to parasites. He was a member of the MD examination boards at Colombo University, Sri Lanka; Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; and the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He was awarded a D.Sc. by Madras University for his contributions in the field of medical parasitology. The author of fifteen books, including the Text Book of Medical Parasitology, he has published more than 335 papers in leading national and international journals. Professor Balachandra V. Adkoli M.Sc, M Ed., Ph D,M MEd Ed (Dundee), is currently the Director of Health Professions  Education at Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (NAAC – A-Graded Deemed University), Pondicherry. He has worked at the National Teacher Training Centre, (NTTC), Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry (1985-91), and at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (1991-2012). He has completed short-term assignments at the University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and was the Content Manager for the National Health Portal. He is an accredited educator for the American College of Surgeons’ Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) programme.

• I Communication Skills for everyone - Begin with a bang!.- Communication Vocabulary and landscape.- Principles of effective communication.- Impact of Social Media, the challenges and response.- II For Students & Residents - Catch them young!.- Effective interpersonal communication.- Patient – Doctor Communication.- Informed Consent taking skill.- Prescription writing skills.- Rules for designing and presenting high quality poster.- Effective Podium presentation is more than showing  powerpoint slides.- III For Junior and Mid Faculty - Hold them Strong!.- Communication skills – How to teach and assess.- Communication in large class rooms: Issues,  challenges and solutions.- How to publish effectively and ethically.- How to handle general public, media, press and VIPs.- Language Skills – their role in research publication.- IV For Leaders – They Can’t go wrong!.- How to conduct an educational workshop.- Communication tips for the leaders.- Networking skills, the boosters for academic growth.- Effective communication strategies for bringing about curriculum changes.- The future of communication in a digital world.- V Depending on situations  - Play ping pong!.- Sensitive Issues – Dealing with children, women, elderly  and the oppressed.- Role of medical humanities.- Communication skills for medical professionals: Perspectives from Middle East.- Cultural sensitivities in communication SEARO perspective.- Salutogenesis approach to Communication.- Role of music in therapeutic communication.- Take Home -Communication skills can be learnt.- Communication skill in Dentistry.