Low level alcohol consumption and the fetus
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hospital clinicians working side by side with social scientists on simulated patient teaching, 10 and a feasibility study where students worked in a scenario based environment requiring them to communicate with a patient while conducting a procedure.Students perceived this to be a realistic and powerful learning experience.11 Evidence from randomised controlled trials that interactive continuing medical education is effective in changing clinical performance positively 12 has stimulated the development of other models of integrated learning.These include the patient pathway tutorial, in which students have to perform a series of tasks that represent the temporal sequence of clinical and communication skills needed for management.For example, the tutorial for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease consists of stations in history taking, examination, discussion of differential diagnosis, writing the prescription, explaining treatment, reviewing the chest radiograph, sharing bad news, written clinical communication, and a discussion with colleagues and carers if appropriate.At the end of each task the learner is encouraged to reflect and then provided with feedback.Organising a cohesive faculty of teachers of communication skills as well as hospital clinicians in medical schools helps in developing a single integrated course for communication and clinical skills.Even in teaching something as skills based as resuscitation, encouragement to learn about effective communication with other team members may also help save lives.The scenario also gives students an opportunity to practise talking to patients and relatives, who report lasting impact from doctors' communication skills at a time of crisis.Learning side by side also implies that trainee professionals of different disciplines learn some team skills together so that interpersonal communication and role linkages become embedded.
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Alcohol has well-documented harmful effects on a foetus during pregnancy.
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- Authors
- Mukherjee, R. A. S., Hollins, S., Abou-Saleh, M. T., & Turk, J.
- Affiliations
- St George's Hospital (GB)
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2005-02-17
- Volume
- 330
- Issue
- 7488
- Pages
- 375-376
- ISSN
- 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
- 0959-8138
- 1468-5833
- PMC
- PMC549096
- OpenAlex
- W1985948163
- Cited by
- 78
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 7.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Keywords
- prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal development, maternal alcohol intake
- MeSH terms
- Alcohol Drinking, Ethanol, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Temperance, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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