About the Course

A communication course using video, role players group discussion as well as didactic teaching aimed at helping busy NHS clinicians in difficult and everyday interactions with adolescents in clinical environments.

Course Date: 19th April 2023

Subjects include:

1. Three practical scenarios delivered in the pre-recorded format:
   • Case 1 – Young Person at the GP.
   • Case 2 – Step down to the ward: a young person with diabetes.
   • Case 3 – A trauma patient with pancreatitis.
2. One simulation training with a professional role player to practice your HEADSS skills.
3. Moderated group discussions.
4. Q & A with the Faculty members at the end of the day.

Candidates will work through the cases to learn:

• How to manage adolescents on medical/surgical/specialty wards;
• How to gain disclosures and unlock information from young people important to their care;
• How to identify and manage distress in young people in medical environments

Additional information:

• Earn a certificate of completion
• Beginner/Intermediate level
• No academic qualifications are required
• A day course (09:00 – 15:30pm)
• Online on Zoom and pre-recoded course material on Learning Hub
• English with transcripts
• Cost: £40 (internal fee); £60 (external fee)

Course Director: Dr Simon Chapman

Course Administrator: Evgenia Kovryga