Intimate examination teaching with volunteers: Implementation and assessment at the University of Antwerp

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 47-54

  Hendrickx, Kristin ^a   De Winter, Benedicte Y ^a   Wyndaele, Jean Jacques ^a   Tjalma, Wiebren A A ^a   Debaene, Luc ^a   Selleslags, Bert ^a   Mast, Frieda ^a   Buytaert, Philippe ^a   Bossaert, Leo ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Education; Gynaecology; Intimate investigations; Patient simulation; Teaching associates; Training; Undergraduate; Urology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTIMATE EXAMINATION ASSISTANT; INTIMATE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; UROLOGY; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33748328300     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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