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This activity is designed for
physicians and other healthcare providers
who work directly with pediatric patients in
a clinical setting.
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In order to receive credit,
participants must attend the course and submit a
credit application and evaluation form before
leaving. Statements of credit will be issued
6-8 weeks after the course.
Needs
Assessment –
The purpose of Side-Fx is to provide the
health-care professional with tools and
techniques specifically designed to divert a
child’s mind from the many fears associated with
a visit to the doctor. By creating an
unexpected, surprise-filled, magical atmosphere
for the patient, habitual nervousness and
concern can be overcome by wonder and
amazement, and more importantly, result in
better patient compliance and
cooperation in the exam room.
Many of the physicians involved in the Side-Fx
project have discovered that a small amount of
time invested in patient interaction and bedside
manner up front yields immeasurable results in
both office productivity and patient
satisfaction later on. By minimizing the
unproductive time traditionally needed to calm a
screaming, crying, or frightened child, these
physicians were able to attend to their next
patient sooner and in a more relaxed mood. In
short, not only did they see an increase in
happier patients, but their offices also became
more time efficient… and many practitioners have
found that they were able to end their day more
joyfully and with less stress by
utilizing the Side-Fx techniques.
Lots of
pediatricians already employ a variety of
creative techniques—from hanging brightly
colored posters on the wall to giving out
lollipop rewards following successful exams—to
alleviate the fears associated with a child’s
visit to the doctor. Today, it’s not unusual to
find medical offices with elevated toy trains,
Nickelodeon on the “big screen,” and
state-of-the-art video games in the waiting
room. Anything that can be done to reduce
patient stress can (and will) have a positive
impact on a medical practice. Most likely,
clinicians have their favorite techniques
already in place, and Side-Fx doesn’t aim to
change those. The goal of Side-Fx is to provide
the clinician with new and unexpected methods
that challenge them to think outside the box and
ultimately make the patient interaction more
productive, healing, and calming.
Objectives -
Through the Side-Fx activity, participants will:
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Learn several new methods to initiate
contact and bedside manner with the anxious
or shy pediatric patient.
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Be able to confer a fresh, positive
atmosphere to alleviate the stresses of the
waiting patient and parent.
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Practice, in a workshop atmosphere, positive
and captivating ways to introduce medical
devices and clinical procedures to an
apprehensive patient.
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Be taught how to perform an ENT exam in a
fun and “magical” way by reducing the
trepidation associated with the introduction
of the otoscope and speculum.
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Establish an understanding of a patient’s
cognitive reasoning through simple puzzles,
magic effects and experiments.
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Discuss new techniques in assessing a
patient’s critical motor skills through
hands-on experimentation with magic tricks
and challenges.
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Apply the Side-Fx techniques to add
distraction, magic and wonder to a clinical
environment.
For Physicians:
This activity has been planned and implemented
in accordance with the Essential Areas and
Policies of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the
joint sponsorship of Medical Education
Collaborative (MEC) and Corporate-Fx, Inc. MEC,
a nonprofit educational organization, is
accredited
by the ACCME to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
Medical Education Collaborative designates this
educational activity for a maximum of 1 hour in
category
1 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition
Award. Each physician should claim only those
hours
of credit that he/she actually spent in the
educational activity.
For
Nurses:
Approved for
1.2
contact hour(s) of continuing education for RNs,
LPNs,
LVNs and NPs.
This program is
cosponsored
with Medical Education Collaborative, Inc. (MEC)
and Corporate-Fx, Inc. MEC is accredited
as
a provider of continuing nursing education by
the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on
Accreditation.
For
Dentists:
Coming Soon!
Stay tuned...
These activities are jointly
sponsored by
Medical Education Collaborative and
Corporate-Fx, Inc. |
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