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Does your doctor’s consultation room feel cold and impersonal? It might be affecting your communication! This blog post explores how the design of a consultation room can influence patient-doctor interaction, privacy, and even medical student training. I will provide tips to create a space that fosters trust and open communication, leading to a better healthcare

In the setting of healthcare, the emphasis has traditionally been on technical expertise and clinical knowledge. However, in recent years, the importance of soft skills in medical practice has gained recognition. These skills, encompassing communication, empathy, teamwork, and professionalism among others, are pivotal not only for fostering positive patient outcomes but also for shaping a

Nonverbal communication is a very broad term used to describe any communication that is not related to the spoken word such as facial expressions, gestures, body language and many more. Humans are always communicating even when we don’t speak, the saying “silence can be louder than words” is very much true. This blog will discuss

Today’s dynamic medical setting is more complex than ever, and the evolution of medical recording software and simulation recording systems are reshaping the way medical students learn and grow. With greater access to innovative tools and knowledge, the teaching of medicine undergoes a significant transformation. In this blog, we will explore the benefits that recording

Most healthcare professionals will tell you they learn from experience. Unexamined experience does not reliably produce learning, though. It produces habit. Reflective practice is the process that turns experience into insight, and insight into better clinical behaviour. This post covers what the research shows, how the main frameworks work, and how to build reflective practice

The Dutch population is blessed with an excellent healthcare system. The Netherlands has a consistent place in the top three of the world index of healthcare innovation and scores highly on many other medical quality indexes. Anyone working in quality knows that quality is a process not a destination. In a series of interviews I

Videolab at AMEE conference 2023! The AMEE conference this year, held from the 26th to the 30th of August in the vibrant city of Glasgow, UK, was a truly amazing experience for our Codific team. This year being our first year attending, with over 4,500 participants from 110 countries, everyone came seeking insights and collaboration

  “Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilisation work.” – Vince Lombardi  (source) Key takeaways There are six categories that fit inside of inter professional collaboration that must be achieved. There are multiple barriers that must be addressed to achieve