Program

Program Name: Essentials of Patient Centred Care

Authors or developers

Peter Lachman
Quality Improvement Department
Educational and Professional Development
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Frederick House
19 South Frederick Street
Dublin 2
Ireland

Country / Language Ireland/English
Creation or publication date 2015
Clinic context Any clinical context
Target users All healthcare professionals
Pre or post licensure N/A
General objectives To understand the concepts of patient centred care and how to apply these concepts in one’s own settings. To learn how to implement SDM. To understand patient groups and how to engage them. To examine equity in health care provision, theories of patient centred care, achieving patient activation and self-management and an introduction to the chronic care model for long term conditions.
Format Workshop, the course is interactive with group discussions.