Communication with Cancer Patients
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What you will learn
- Communicate honestly and effectively with patients confronted with the news of cancer and other traumatic news.
- Recognize the emotions of patients and oneself.
- Learn the 5 stages of grief theory by Elizabeth Kübler-Ross.
- Avoid common communication mistakes by communicating more constructively, both verbally and non-verbally.
- Employ the Principle of Hope.
Course Overview
Taking this course, you will learn how to communicate with cancer patients and understand their emotions as they are confronted with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Learn to acknowledge and understand the emotions of patients and aid them in understanding better and processing their disease and, therefore, improving their quality of life.

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1 Hour

Group 4 | 1.5 hours

1.5 PDAs AOM-BIO

1 CPD

1 PDA

This course qualifies for credit towards the Shu Lan College online MA/Phd program, approved by Nanjing University.
Course Reviews:
Very powerful course
Very powerful course
refresh knowledge for practice
Thank you for this seminar. It is always good to refresh knowledge for practice
excellent course
Thank you for this excellent course. The information helps to communicate better with cancer patients and all other patients, too.
Excellent seminar
Excellent seminar on how to communicate better with patients. The examples given throughout the course were extremely helpful.
Good tools
Really good tools to understand how to deal with emotions in every phase of the treatment and how to provide hope while being truthful. Thank you!
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