PHRM 581 - Health Care Communication

Prerequisite, doctor of pharmacy major. This required course focuses on communication principles and techniques with application to professional practice environments and clinical counseling situations. The course brings together various health professionals to facilitate better understanding of individual communication needs and skills to promote more effective inter-professional and professional-patient communication. The course’s aim is to better enable professionals to educate the public and health care industry about relevant health information, and to improve relationships between patients and health care providers. The course will also address the importance of effective emergency and crisis communications. (Offered every year.) 2 credits