Using patient stories in health professional education: addressing the needs of teachers and learners

Emma Tonkin, Kathryn Kirk, Catherine Bennett, Melissa Martyn

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Abstract

Background: Stories from patients and health professionals are powerful aids to learning and are increasingly used within medical education. They can enhance scenario based teaching by providing authentic examples; capturing experiences that might otherwise never be heard and illustrating instances of good and bad practice in safe environment.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationN/A
Publication statusPublished - 8 May 2008
Event The Birmingham Conference - The Lakeside Centre, Aston University
Duration: 8 May 20088 May 2008

Conference

Conference The Birmingham Conference
Period8/05/088/05/08

Keywords

  • patient stories
  • flexible teaching

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