Qatar- Students share expertise to improve health outcomes

Date

12/11/2015 8:06:34 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Participants with their certificates.

Doha: University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) nursing students and Weill Cornell Medicine — Qatar (WCM-Q) medical students collaborated to strengthen their clinical interview skills in a landmark workshop designed to improve health outcomes in Qatar.

The Interprofessional Family Assessment Workshop laid the foundation for further interprofessional education involving the two universities enabling Qatar’s future medical and nursing leaders to collaborate to establish best practice healthcare for the benefit of the country’s patients.

Facilitated by University of Calgary in Canada Professor Emeritus of Nursing Dr Lorraine Wright the workshop focused on theories and practical skills that nurses and doctors can use to better evaluate patient needs in consultations with them and their families. After discussing family assessment methods with Dr Wright UCQ and WCM-Q students practiced interviewing patient families in a clinical simulation room. “Interprofessional education is all about exchanging expertise and perspectives between health professionals to improve overall care” noted Dr Wright. Dr Mohamud Verjee Associate Professor and Director of the Primary Care Clerkship at WCM-Q worked with the UCQ team led by Dr Debbie Sheppard LeMoine Faculty at University of Calgary in Qatar. UCQ’s team also included Julie Hoffart Director of the Clinical Simulation Center William Kay Teaching and Learning Specialist and Roger DeWeerd Clinical Simulation Technical Specialist.

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