70778 - Psychological Care of Patients, Families and Medical Staff

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)

Learning outcomes

The course aims to give knowledges about ilness experience in the scope of communication with oncologic patients.

Course contents

- Biomedical model and biopsychosocial model in helping relationships.

- "Disease-centered Medicine" and "Patient-centered Medicine".

- Communicating a serious diagnosis and the reactions of cancer patients.

- Psychological support in processing suffering; work of mourning.

Readings/Bibliography

Readings will be indicated during the course in agreemnt with the students.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.

Teaching tools

Slides; readings.  Further information relative to the course, as well as any supplemental course material (lecture slides, etc), will be available online at
http://campus.unibo.it/ .

Office hours

See the website of Maria Paola Zamagni