Breaking Bad News in Clinical Contexts: Insights from Linguisitics
Date: 6th December 2021 (Monday)
Time: 11.00-12.00pm
Venue: Zoom Meeting
Speakers: Assoc. Prof Dr Julia Patrick Engkasan (UM), Dr Ayeshah Syed (UM), Dr Charity Lee (UM), Assoc. Prof. Dr Azanna Ahmad Kamar (UM), Dr Chan Kok Joo (UM)
Moderator: Ms Grazele Jenarun, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre- Medical Research Ethics Committee
In this webinar, speakers and experts from both the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya and Faculty of Language and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya collaborated on discussing and providing insights on breaking bad news within the clinical context. The one-hour webinar conferred on the many real- life experiences by specialists and consultants, combined with findings from a language- focused research to explore how linguistic insights can enhance approaches to difficult tasks including communicating bad news to patients.
To view the recording of the webinar, please click here.
