M3 Flashcards

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A critical component of pharmacy education and practice

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COMMUNICATION SKILL DEVELOPMENT

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IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN PHARMACY

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  • Establish the necessary rapport to building a trusting relationship
  • Ensure an effective exchange of information necessary for the pharmacist to appreciate patient needs & for the patient to understand & accept pharmacist recommendations
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TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO PATIENTS THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS

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  • Improved adherence with medication use
  • Increased satisfaction with their relationship with the pharmacist
  • Fewer unaddressed adverse drug effects
  • Improve patient trust in pharmacist advice & education
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the process of sharing one’s ideas, thoughts & feelings with other people and having those ideas, thoughts & feelings understood by the people we are talking with

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COMMUNICATION

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5
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edge of pharmacists over technological advancements

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COMMUNICATION SKILL DEVELOPMENT

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Communicator; Source of the Message

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SENDER

pharmacist

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  • The element transmitted from one person to another
  • Communication in writing, speech or signals
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MESSAGE

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Message is composed of

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Words - 10%
Language - 40%
Non-verbal cues - 50%

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  • The person receiving the message
  • The person UNDERSTANDING AND TRANSLATING the message into meaning
  • Also a COMMUNICATOR
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RECEIVER

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whend does a receiver becomes a communicator / sender

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WHEN THEY GIVE FEEDBACK

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  • Words and their context
  • Congruence between verbal and nonverbal messages
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INTERPRETATION OF MESSAGE

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  • Reaction of the receiver
  • Either verbal or non verbal
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FEEDBACK

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13
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considered as the best feedback

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NODDING

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14
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Inferences that affect the accuracy of the exchange of message

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BARRIERS

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TYPES OF BARRIERS

  • Height of the Rx counter separating the pharmacist & the patient
  • Noisy Pharmacy Areas
  • Presence of a clerk or technician between patient & pharmacist
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ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS

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TYPES OF BARRIERS

  • Lack of confidence in personal communication
  • Fear or anxiety
  • Internal conversation/ internal monologue
  • Transfer of problems to another person
  • Cross cultural factors
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PERSONAL BARRIERS

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  • Not being knowledgeable
  • Not want to talk with them
  • Perception that health care system is impersonal
  • Perception of their medical condition
  • Perceived enough information on medicine’s label
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PATIENT BARRIERS

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  • Counseling services not a priority → expensive
  • Policies that discourage pharmacist-patient interaction
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ADMINISTRATIVE & FINANCIAL BARRIERS

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  • Choose best time for both parties to talk
  • Make efficient use of time (use patient information leaflet)
  • Assess nonverbal messages for assurance of a well-timed communication
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TIME BARRIERS

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  • Medium of exchange → Not in words; gestures
  • Unique - Mirror innermost thoughts & feelings; Difficult, if not, impossible to “fake”
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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

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ELEMENTS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

  • Manner in which you use your arms, legs, hands, head, face & torso
  • HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ROLE – serving others SINCERITY, RESPECT & EMPATHY“open” cue cluster
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KINESIS

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POSTURE

  • Varied eye contact
  • Relaxed posture
  • Appropriate, comfortable gestures
  • Frontal appearance
  • Slight lean toward the other person
  • Erect body position
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OPEN POSTURE

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POSTURE

  • Arms folded in front of your chest
  • Legs crossed at the knees
  • Head facing downward
  • Eyes looking at the floor
  • Shortens or makes interaction half productive
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CLOSED POSTURE

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ELEMENTS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

  • The distance between 2 interacting persons
  • The structure and use of space → powerful nonverbal communication tool
  • Most protected space →18 inches from our bodies
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PROXEMICS

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powerful nonverbal communication tool

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STRUCTURE & USE OF SPACE

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Most protected space

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18 INCHES FROM OUR BODIES

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ELEMENTS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

  • Colors in the pharmacy
  • Lights
  • Use of space
  • Prescription counter
  • Sloppy appearance of employees
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ENVIRONMENTAL NONVERBAL FACTORS

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ELEMENTS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

  • Lack of eye contact with patient
  • Facial expression
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DISTRACTING NONVERBAL

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DISTRACTING NONVERBAL

  • Indicates lack of confidence about what you are saying
  • Limits ability to receive feedback from patient
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LACK OF EYE CONTACT W PATIENT

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DISTRACTING NONVERBAL

  • Sending unintentional messages
  • Feel lack of interest
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FACIAL EXPRESSION

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OVERCOMING DISTRACTING NONVERBAL FACTORS

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  • Recognize how you communicate with others –in the nonverbal areavideotape yourself
  • Find strategies to overcome distracting elements or barriers
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BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Recognize importance of ____ in maintaining or promoting well-being

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MEDICATION

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34
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BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Accept the support from the ____ in establishing a trusting working relationship for continuous interaction & subsequent consultations

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HEALTHCARE PROVIDER

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BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Develop the ability to make more appropriate ____

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MEDICATION-RELATED DECISIONS

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BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Improve ____ to deal with medication adverse effects & drug interactions

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COPING STRATEGIES

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BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Show ____ toward taking medications to improve his/her health status

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MOTIVATION

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BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Become a more ____, ____, ____ in disease treatment & self-care management

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INFORMED, EFFICIENT, ACTIVE PARTICIPANT

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BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Serves as a ____ for pharmacists

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QUALITY CONTROL CHECK