UNIVERSITA AMBROSIANA

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN PERSON CENTERED MEDICINE

Viale Romagna, 51 – 20133 Milan Italy

Phone: +39 02 266 6880

email:

SummerUniversity

Italy, Lago Maggiore

August 3 – 14, 2009


Garden of the Summer School venue

Introduction

The European School of Medicine and the Departmentof Medical Education of the Milan School of Medicine of the University Ambrosiana are engaged in a global diffusion of the person centered medicine paradigm. We are offering coursesof special interest health professionals including physicians,nurses, clinical teachers,administrators, graduate students and tutors:

Course A:Person Centered Medicine – G. R. Brera

Course B: Medical Counselling – G.R. Brera

Course C:Getting Published in Medical Education – C. Violato

Course D:Health Communication Education – R. Fiordo

This year the Summer Universityis located in one of the top tourist sites in Italy,Lago Maggiore. This spectacular setting offerslakeside resorts, mountain views and hiking, art, history,and gastronomic delights. The courses are taught by prof. Giuseppe R. Brera, MD, father of “Person-centred medicine”, “Person-Centered Clinical Method” and “Medical Counseling”, Claudio Violato, PhD - Professor,University of Calgary, Canada, andRichard Fiordo PhD - Professor, University of North Dakota, USA.

Who should take the courses?All health professionals or graduate studentsforGetting Published in Medical Educationand Health Communication Education courses, MD degree or PhD (and graduate students) for the Person Centered Medicineand Medical Counseling courses

VENUE “Il Chiostro”

DATES:3-7 August and10-14 August, 2009

Registration allows credits for the International Master in “Person Centred Clinical Method and Medical Counselling (Phase A - B) and Licentia Docendi in PCM and PCCM

Languages of the Courses: English – Italian – French

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PERSON CENTERED MEDICINE

(3-7 August)

MEDICAL COUNSELLING and

PERSON CENTERED CLINICAL METHOD TEACHING

(10-14 August)

Professor Giuseppe BRERA - MD, Professor

Rettore, University Ambrosiana, Milan, Professor Department of Medical Education

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PREREQUISITES:MD degree or PhD (also graduate and medical students)

Monday 3 August
8:30-9:00 / Introduction
9:00-10:30 / Change of the Paradigm in Medical Science –New operational concepts in Medical Science. Theory of Person Centered Medicine
10:30 / Nutrition break
10:45-11:30 / New operational concepts in clinics and research
11:30-12:30 / Person Centered Clinical Method (PCCM)
4 August -7 August
8:30-10:00 / PCCM and tools
10:00-10:15 / Nutrition break
10:15-12:30 / Training in PCCM
17:00-19:00 / Teaching Assessment and learning evaluation/research in PCCM teaching
10-14 August
8:30-10.00 / Medical Counselling Teaching in PCCM: theory and method
10:00-10:15 / Nutrition break
10:15-12:30 / Medical Counselling Teaching in PCCM:
Evaluation of PCCM learning
GETTING PUBLISHEDin MEDICAL EDUCATION
(3-7 August)

Professor Claudio VIOLATO - PhD, Professor

Director of the Medical Education and Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Department of Medical Education, University Ambrosiana, Milan

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PREREQUISITES:Health professional (e.g., physician, nurse, administrators, graduate students, faculty members)

COURSE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM
Monday, August 3 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Nature of Research in Medical Education, Exploratory Research Methods, Preparation of Research Article, Targeting Journals
10:30 – 12:30 / Formulating Research Problems, Reviewing Literature
Training with SPSS
Tuesday, August 4 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Survey Research, Questionnaires, Descriptive Statistics
10:30 – 12:30 / Measurement of Variables – Reliability, Validity
Training with ITEMAN
Wednesday, August 5 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Systematic Reviews, Meta-analysis
10:30 – 12:30 / Generalizability Theory, Item Response Theory
Training with XCALIBRE
Thursday, August 6 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Historical Research, Evaluation Studies, Action Research
Mixed and Multiple Research Methods, Qualitative Research Methods
10:30 – 12:30 / Preparing the Manuscript for Submission
Friday, August 7 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Optimizing Research Criteria, Ethical and Legal Considerations
Latent Variables and Advanced Methods
10:30 – 12:30 / Training with EQS
Submitting the MS, reviewers, editors and follow-up revisions
HEALTH COMMUNICATION EDUCATION
(10-14 August)

Professor RichardFIORDO - PhD, Professor

Communication Program Coordinator, University of North Dakota, Department of Medical Education, University Ambrosiana, Milan

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PREREQUISITES:Health professional (e.g., physician, nurse, administrators, graduate students, faculty members)

COURSE SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM
Monday, August 10 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Overview of health communication education as a field of applied studies; Conceptual analysis of the intersection of the notions of health, communication, and education
10:30 – 12:30 / Contexts of health communication education; Cultural issues and gender differences
Tuesday, August 11 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Health communication ethical systems; Television health campaigns; Internet campaigns
10:30 – 12:30 / Treating resistance from patients, families, and other health providers
Wednesday, August 12 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Patient education guidelines; Relations between health provider and patient, families, health providers (e.g., physician and nurse)
10:30 – 12:30 / Computer mediated communication systems in health communication
Thursday, August 13 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Issues of ethics, efficiency, privacy and confidentiality
10:30 – 12:30 / Social support groups and health communication
Friday, August 14 2009
8:30 – 10:30 / Preventing the miscommunication of medical information; Controlling damages from the improper sharing of medical information
10:30 – 12:30 / Health communication auditing and intervention in health provider organizations (e.g., hospitals and clinics)

GENERAL INFORMATION

The site of the Summer School

HOW TO REACH THE SUMMER UNIVESITY VENUE

IL CHIOSTRO

IN INTRA (SITE of VERBANIA PALLANZA)

How to reach Verbania-Pallanza

Distancesand possible excursions

Milan(1:15 train) 60’ (car)

Turin (2:45 –train)- Monte Bianco (h 3)

Rome (4:30 train) (air 1h)

Venice (train h 4-air 45’)

Pisa (4:30 train- air 45’)

Genoa (train 2:50-3)

Cinque terre (train 3:50-4)

Naples-Ischia

Palermo (air 1:20)

European principal towns (air 1- 2 h)

Maps of Italy

Possibility of request for Italian 10 day cruiseprogram

Monte Bianco-Venezia-Pisa-Firenze-Roma

Italian Airports

Air Data Base

Trenitalia Inter Rail Pass

Lago Maggiore by boat

Timetables of Trenitalia

Address of the Venue

Il Chiostro Hotel
Via Fratelli Cervi: 14
28921 Verbania Intra (VB)
Tel +39 0323 404077
Reservation at the hotel: Fax +39 0323 401231

UNIVERSITA AMBROSIANA

International Summer University

Viale Romagna, 51 – 20133 Milan Italy

Phone: +39 02 266 6880

email:

FAX to SummerUniversityorganizing secretary

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APPLICATION FOR THE COURSES (circle)

CourseDates (August)Cost

A.PERSON CENTERED MEDICINE 3-7€ 500
  1. MEDICAL COUNSELLING 10-14€ 500
  2. GETTING PUBLISHED in MEDICAL EDUCATION3-7€ 500
  3. HEALTH COMMUNICATION EDUCATION10-14€ 500

REGISTRATION FEE: € 500 for the first course;€ 250 for second and third courses

REFUND IN CASE OF WITHDRAWAL: 50% (No refund after July 15, 2009)

THE FEE INCLUDES

  1. admission to the courses
  2. all materials

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