Having Better Conversations in Challenging Situations: Staff working in PICU
13 Dec 2021 09:30 - 16:00 Seminar Room, PICU, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Free
Workshop Programme
Workshop Resources
Post Evaluation for Having Better Conversations for PICU staff
A one day intensive workshop for NHS Lothian staff working in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. This immersive and interactive session will equip staff with the confidence and skills to have better conversations when handling challenging and sensitive conversations. Medical and Nursing staff (Band 5+) working in PICU are welcome to apply
Overview
Participants will work in a small peer group to address communication challenges drawn from their own clinical practice, teaching and management roles
Common challenges addressed during the programmes are;
- Engaging in complex shared decision-making, including how to describe risk
- Handling strong emotions – anger, emotional distress, denial and collusion
- Discussing future care planning, CPR and other treatment options
- Addressing and preventing complaints
- Being Open: talking to patients and families involved in adverse events
- Addressing poor performance by trainees, colleagues or other members of the clinical team
- Managing complex negotiations
- How to enhance effective teamwork
Learning Outcomes
- review current practice in communicating with patients, their relatives, colleagues and trainees
- identify personal learning objectives and develop strategies for addressing these within a supported peer learning group.
- critique and apply relevant literature/ theory on effective communication
- evaluate and respond to patient/carer/ colleague perspectives
- identify ways of increasing communication effectiveness, exchange ideas and experiences with senior colleagues from other specialties
Seminar Room, PICU, Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Having Better Conversations in Challenging Situations: Staff working in PICU
Date: 13 Dec 2021
Time: 09:30 - 16:00
Tutor team
Dr Belinda Hacking
EC4H Director & Lead Tutor
Dr Belinda Hacking set up EC4H in 2002 and has led the development of this national training network. She has worked with professionals in healthcare across the UK developing the EC4H coaching and training programmes in clinical communication. Until January 2025, Belinda worked for NHS Lothian as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and the Director of Psychology. Belinda has a special interest in shared decision-making in healthcare and has more than 40 publications focusing on psychological adjustment in palliative care, clinical communication and shared decision making. HCPC accredited. British Psychological Society membership: 33194
Dr Edile Murdoch
EC4H Senior Tutor
Dr Edile Murdoch is a Consultant Neonatologist and Clinical Director for Maternity Services in NHS Lothian. Edile joined the EC4H senior tutor team in 2016 and now supports delivery of Being Open and EC4H workshops in Lothian and EC4H’s partner boards