FIMA Year Book 2009 - Federation of Islamic Medical Associations

Workshopand having good conduct, (akhlaq)and develop the following attributessuch as being highly motivated forimprovement of personal, professional,intellectual and spiritual development;observing proper etiquette of dealingwith patients and colleagues and havinggood leadership and managerial skillsFor practical purposes, the IIUMincludes the operational definition (3)of professionalism that evolves aroundacquiring four main attributes,summarised as 2E’s and 2C’s. The 2E’sstands for Expert and Ethical whilethe 2C’s represent Communicationand Compassion. Students shouldunderstand that it is their duty todevelop optimal level of professionalismby first ensuring that they live up tothe expectation of their profession asexperts. In carrying out their duties,they should perform them in the mostethical way; be able to communicateappropriately and effectively whiledemonstrating compassion andinterest to help alleviate their patients’problems.Workshop on Medical Professionalismand Proper Physician EtiquetteThe “Workshop on MedicalProfessionalism and PhysicianEtiquette” is designed as a forumthat facilitates the understanding ofstudents of their duties as doctors.Learning in small groups, they discuss acase study assigned to them and discussthe issue presented in it. The casestudies represents common realitiesencountered in daily clinical practicethat students would face as doctors,where they are expected to give theirservices in the most professional andethical way. Through discussion of thecases, they would learn the importanceof exercising professionalism anddemonstrating proper physicianetiquette while dealing with patients.Hopefully, the hands-on experienceand skill obtained from the workshopwould make them better doctors asthey would be more knowledgeable andmotivated to practice professionalismand proper etiquette in dealing withtheir patients.The objectives of the workshop are toeducate students about the importanceof medical professionalism andphysician etiquette in patient care;to provide hands-on knowledge andskill on medical professionalism andphysician etiquette in patient care andto integrate Islamic values into clinicalpractice. At the end of the workshopeach student should be able to applythe general principles of medicalprofessionalism and proper physicianetiquette in providing total patientcare; demonstrate professionalism andproper etiquette of a Muslim Physicianwhen dealing with patients andrecognize the various needs of patientsand their environment which are prerequisitesfor good clinical practice.Each group is given a Case Study atleast two weeks prior to the workshopscheduled day. In order to enhancethe good team work each group isrequired to choose a team leader whoFIMA YearBook 200967