COMMUNICATION

SKILLS IN Obstetrics &

Gynaecology
BY

DR. JAMES ENIMI

OMIETIMI
Department of Obst. &
Gynae.
 ADULT LEARNING
 People retain…….

 20% of what they hear

 30% of what they see
 50% of what they hear & see
 70% of what they hear, see & say
 90% of what they hear, see, say & do
 RETENTION OF LEARNING
 Type of Ability to
Recall
Recall after 3 hours after 3
days
Presentation
-Verbal one-way
Lecture 25% 10-20%
-Written (Reading) 72%
10%
-Visual & Verbal 80%
65%
 Adult Learning Cycle

1
Experienci
ng
4 2
Applying Processin
g

3
Generalizi
ng
Concrete Experiencers (CE)

 Repetitive
 Like experience-based
learning
 Empathetic
 Make feeling-based
judgements
Concrete Experiencers (CE)

ATTRIBUTES;
 Likefeedback & discussions
 Do not like a theoretical
approach
 See each situation as unique
 Lead with their hearts
 They tend to ask “Why?”
 Training Methods for CE
 Games

 Role plays
 Brainstorming

 Interviews

 Discussion

 Hands-on exercises
 Reflective Observers (RO)
 Tentative

 Observe what’s going on

carefully
 Use what works

 Likely to get to the point

 Use plans & timelines

 Reflective Observers (RO)
ATTRIBUTES;
 Introverted

 Prefer lectures & observations

 Use strategic thinking processes

 Like practical application

 They tend to ask “How does it

work?”
 Training Methods for RO
 Lectures

 Demonstrations

 Videos

 Visual Aids
 Modeling

 Exhibits

 Instruments
 Abstract Conceptualizers
(AC)
 Analytical

 Use logic
 Think in sequence

 Pay attention to details

 Like certainty
Abstract Conceptualizers
(AC)
ATTRIBUTES;
 Oriented towards symbols &
ideas
 Authority-oriented

 Prefer impersonal learning

 Dislike activities

 They tend to ask “ What?”

 Training methods for AC
 Lectures

 Case studies
 Reading

 Journaling

 Visualization

 Programmed instruction

 Symbolic art
 Active Experimenters (AE)
 Like to be doing something
 Enjoy self discovery

 Open to all kinds of

possibilities
 Flexible

 Risk takers
 Active Experimenters (AE)
ATTRIBUTES;
 Like to experiment with new
things
 Extroverts

 Dislike passive learning

 They tend to ask “If?”

 Training Methods for AE
 Projects

 Role play
 Hands-on, experimental
exercises
 Action plans
 RECENT ADVANCES IN
BIOTECHNOLOGY
 Information is processed data
 Information technology helps to collect,
analyse, summarise and present such
data
 The most important technology tools in
comtemporary times are COMPUTERS,
telecommunication and wireless
technology like the INTERNET, as well as
the electronic media.
 Recent Advances in Biotechnology simply
 COMPUTERS
 Invented about half a century ago
 Have undergone tremendous
improvements in –aesthetics, power &
miniaturization
 Components include;

-Input Devices (Keyboards, mouse, joystick,

Optical scanners etc)
-Central Processing Unit
-Output Devices ( Video display unit or
screen, Printers, etc)
-Communication Devices (modems, infra
 Recent Advances in
 Reproductive
Health Health
Promotion Activities
-Public Health Education through the Electronic
Media about Health Promoting Practices
-Creation of Web-Sites that provide Information
Promoting Reproductive Health in the
Community
 Prevention of Disease
-Creation of Databases on Health Status in the
Community
-Tracking of Patients with Pre-Clinical Disease
States
-Exchange of Information between Health
Professionals working on Disease Prevention.
 Caring for Patients
 Training of Health Professionals
-Educational Videos and Compact Discs
-Creation of Websites for Continuing Medical
Education of Healthcare Professionals
-Access to Published Medical Literature
-Closed-Circuit Television for Training in
Special Skills
 Further Research
-Information derived from collected data
helps to lay the foundations for the design
of additional studies to
un-ravel new information and knowledge
about specific disease states and other
THANK YOU