Intended effects leading to improving communication with the patient

Ability to work with a child at age 5, and his/her mother: to examine him/her and to communicate examination results and further procedures, therapies in an age and culture-sensitive way. 

The specific intended effects in the development of communication: 

• understanding the psychological and cognitive development of a child of a given age 
• understanding emotions affecting children’s health care 
• the importance of preparing the child in advance 
• the importance of creating a child-friendly environment 
• making contact, taking anamnesis and using age-appropriate communication techniques that can be used during the examination 
• the specifics of informing the child 
• involving the child in the treatment