Adquisición de competencias en la comunicación mediante la implementación del taller "Información escrita a pacientes y profesionales de la salud" en estudiantes de medicina, periodo septiembre 2015 - marzo 2016

Abstract

The present research was performed with the aim to evaluate the competence in written communication of the students of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, through the implementation the workshop "Written for patients and health professionals Communication", and application an objective structured clinical evaluation (OSCE) to evaluate the memory footprint at the end of the academic year. It is a quantitative research, prospective and observational. To fulfill the objectives, necessary for the implementation of the workshop material was prepared. For its development, participants were divided into a group that watched the video, received explanation of the workshop and tutorial and then the OSCE was applied directly evaluated and another group without prior review. At the end of the academic year, the assessment tool was applied in both groups, valuing the memory footprint. The effectiveness of the workshop was demonstrated, for those who did practice it showed better results in the evaluation.