Breaking the Silence, Presentation (IFMSA Poland)
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The document discusses a sign language program started by IFMSA-Poland to teach medical students basic sign language. The summary is: 1) IFMSA-Poland created a sign language program to teach medical students basic sign language skills to improve communication with deaf patients. 2) Within 3 years, the program expanded to teach sign language in 7 of 11 local committees, providing courses for 200 students per year. 3) The program aims to eliminate communication barriers between doctors and deaf patients by improving students' ability to communicate with all patient populations.
Breaking the Silence, Presentation (IFMSA Poland)
- 2. Freedom
- 3. Pride
- 4. Fear
- 5. Friendship
- 6. Love
- 7. Breaking the Silence sign language courses
- 8. Breaking the Silence 250 million people in the world have hearing impairment Breaking the Silence
- 9. Breaking the Silence 2/3 of these people live in developing countries Breaking the Silence
- 10. Breaking the Silence Hearing loss is the 2nd leading cause of Years Lived with Disability (YLD) Breaking the Silence
- 11. Breaking the Silence As medical students we feel responsible for good communication with all our patients Breaking the Silence
- 12. Breaking the Silence 70% of the diagnostic clues comes from the conversation with patient Breaking the Silence
- 13. Good contact between doctor and patient Breaking the Silence proper diagnosis positive influence on the result of the treatment patients sense of security Breaking the Silence
- 14. History Breaking the Silence Within 3 years we managed to set up the program in 7 of 11 Local Committees Breaking the Silence
- 15. Program Breaking the Silence 200 students per year 60 hours of practical exercises groups of 15-20 people beginners: 400 words advanced: 1000 words final exam certificate of the Polish Association of Deaf Breaking the Silence
- 16. Breaking the Silence Benefits Breaking the Silence
- 17. Educational Breaking the Silence Teaching students the sign-language Breaking the Silence
- 18. Social Breaking the Silence Eliminating the barriers Breaking the Silence
- 19. Medical Breaking the Silence Improving communication between doctors and patients Breaking the Silence
- 20. Motivation Breaking the Silence Great fun Breaking the Silence
- 24. Plan of action Breaking the Silence Spreading the idea among NMOs and their LCs Maintaining the website Finding long-term sponsorship Courses for other healthcare professionals Breaking the Silence
- 25. Thank you
- 26. Anna Jablonska NOME e-mail: nome@ifmsa.pl mobile: +48 506 629 189