Regulations 2015/ 2016
01 October 2015
EMPATHY IN MEDICINE - ELECTIVE
for the 2nd year students, Faculty of Medicine
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL ETHICS
ul. Rybacka 1, 70-204 Szczecin
zhmel@pum.edu.pl
Head: dr hab. n. med. Aleksandra Kładna
HOURS: lectures – 20 hours
ECTS: 1
PERSON IN CHARGE OF DIDACTICS: dr hab.n.med. Aleksandra Kładna
Didactic assistant: dr med. Joanna Nieznanowska (contact: 509 401 720,
joanna.nieznanowska@pum.edu.pl)
Lecture topics:
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The ancient Greek model of physician-patient relationship and its continuations nowadays – 2 hrs
Medical humanities and empathy – 2 hrs
General rules of interpersonal communication – 2 hrs
Medicine and communication problems – 2 hrs
Practical methods of empathy enhancement in medical students – 2 hrs
Empathetic communication with Deaf persons (workshops in cooperation with the Polish Deaf
Association, Szczecin Division) – 3 hrs
Empathetic communication with the elderly and lonely persons (workshops in cooperation with a Senior
Care Center) – 3 hrs
Fine Arts as the means to develop empathy (museum, theatre, cinema, philharmony) – 3 hrs
Ethical and legal aspects of interpersonal communication in medicine – 1 hr
REGULATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT:
1. Empathy in Medicine is an elective subject for students of the 2th Year, Faculty of Medicine. For
students who choose Empathy in Medicine, the subject becomes obligatory. It consists of 20 hours of
lectures, takes place in the summer semester and ends with a credit.
2. The lectures are held at the Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Rybacka 1, room
304 and 306, or in the Copernicus Lecture Hall at Pomorzany. Participation in all meetings is
obligatory.
3. Detailed list of topics and the timetable are presented at the first lecture and are displayed on the board
at the Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics.
4. All meetings start on time – this rule applies to both teachers and students. Students, who are late will
not be allowed to enter the room. Students are requested to leave their outer clothes (eg. coats etc.) in
the cloakroom (Rybacka 1: ground floor).
5. Three not-excused and not made up absences will result in not getting a credit.
6. The Head of the Dept. may give up point 5. in well documented adverse cases.
7. In case of an excused absence, student can get a credit, but is obliged to make up for the lecture missed
by reporting on the topic missed to the teacher in charge, within two weeks, but before the day of
final meeting.
8. Credit will be granted to students who attend all the lectures and pass the final written test during
the last meeting.
9. The entry in the credit book should be as follows:
Subject
Empathy in
Medicine
Head
dr hab. med. Aleksandra
Kładna
Lectures
Laboratory
20
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10. According to the Instruction No 71/2012 and 72/2012, please note that it is forbidden to have
mobile phones or any other electronic equipment that allow communication during examinations
and credits.
Obligatory literature:
1. Ziółkowska- Rudowicz, E., Kładna, A., Empatia jako jedna z ważnych umiejętności
klinicznych. W: A.Kładna (Red.). Pielęgniarstwo. Desmurgia. Stany zagrożenia życia.
Wydawnictwo PAM, Szczecin, 2007, s.9-21
2. Ziółkowska- Rudowicz, E., Kładna, A., Empathy as an import ant clinical sill. W:
A.Kładna (Red.). Nursing. Desmurgy. Published by The Pomeranian Medical University
of Szczecin, 2008, s. 9-20.
3. Komunikowanie się lekarza z pacjentem, Red. J.Barański, E.Waszyński, A.Steciwko.
Wydawnictwo Astrum, Wrocław,2000.
4. Wilczek-Rużyczka E., Empatia i jej rozwój u osób pomagających. Wydawnictwo
Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Wydanie I, Kraków 2002
5. Davis M.H., Empatia a umiejętności współodczuwania. Gdańskie Wydawnictwo
Psychologiczne, Gdańsk 1999.