Effective Communication: Survival Tools for Primary Care Providers 2013

Effective Communication: Survival Tools for Primary Care Providers 2013 is a 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise Conference from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Key Topics

• Recognize personality types of self and key colleagues and use effective strategies in communication, data gathering, decisions and planning
• Personal Strengths and Interpersonal Strategies
• Select appropriate directive, consultative, democratic and consensus approaches to decisions in order to achieve desired outcomes
• Decisions
• "Make the case" or accomplish collaborative goals through a process of advocacy or inquiry
• Advocacy and Inquiry
• Identify meeting purposes-problem solving, decision making, informational, planning or a combination- and facilitate agenda items to achieve desired results
• Productive Meetings
• Using a self-awareness worksheet-including professional goals, values, and priorities- identify concerns and steps to resolve selected issues
• Career Satisfaction and Burn-Out
• Implement a step- by step- process for assigning responsibilities to nurse clinician mid-levels and PAs in relation to professional training, experience and ongoing needs in the practice
• Delegating
• Employ a range of strategies to engage all team members in expanding and sustaining quality care
• Optimizing Medical Teams
• Utilize a process for clarifying and resolving misunderstandings early on
• Resolving Misunderstandings
• Consider one, or a combination of six influencing strategies to generate cooperation and buy-in
• Influence
• Create evidence- based documents to gain approval for patient coverage
• Dealing with Insurers
• Apply and/or adapt useful best practices in communication to improve your practice
• Best Practices in Communication
• Complete a written assessment of key work life priorities
• Work Life Balance
• Develop a follow-up plan in relation to communication strategies, teamwork and professional renewal that fits your situation and priorities
• Crafting Your Plan

Who should Attend

• Nurses
• Physicians
• Nurse Practitioners
• Psycholgists
• Physician Assistants