70969 - Patient-Physician Communication

Learning outcomes

This course is aimed to provide students with the essential knowledge about the cognitive and emotional processes involved in doctor-patient relationship.

Course contents

1. Neurophysiological, cognitive, affective and interpersonal factors related to clinical assesment; 2. Psychological and communication processes involved in doctor-patient relationship and in patient's compliance to treatment; 3. Perceptual and cognitive biases in healthcare context.

Readings/Bibliography

Benedetti F. (2013). Placebo and the new physiology of the doctor-patientrelationship. Physiol Rev, 93:1207-46.

Mattarozzi K. et al. (2016). What patients' complaints and praise tell the health practitioner: implications for health care quality. A qualitative research study. Int J Qual Health Care, 29(1):83-89.

Fino E, Mazzetti M, Russo PM (2020). Psoriasis-related Stigma and Its Intersection With Intergroup Bias in Medical Students JAAD S0190-9622(20)31158-0.

Teaching methods

Lectures. Experimental and clinical research outputs will be presented and discussed.

Assessment methods

Critical summary of an applied research work concerning the affecting factors of the relationship and therapeutic adherence. The positive evaluation of this summary will contribute to determining the achievement of the Integrated Course "Basics of the Clinical Interviewing".

Teaching tools

The handouts of lectures slides will be provided by the teacher on AMS campus http://campus.cib.unibo.it/ .

Office hours

See the website of Michela Mazzetti