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Course length
3-hour course
CPD points
3 CPD points
Module leader

CPD certified, by the CPD Certification Service

With more healthcare interactions becoming virtual, it is important to be able to still truly connect and communicate with colleagues and patients whilst online. Communicating effectively online is a three-hour course to help you make the most of online interactions.

Who is this course suitable for?

  • Suitable for all Healthcare Professionals, both clinical and non-clinical

  • Applicable to all departments and Multi-disciplinary teams

Course objectives

This course will:

  • Cover practical techniques to maximise quality of the interaction and to ensure a constructive outcome

  • Enhance your questioning techniques required to gather all the necessary information to ensure an accurate diagnosis/treatment plan

  • Demonstrate how to build rapport with patients despite lack of physical contact and enabling them to feel safe to ask questions

  • Increase your ability to draw relevant information from patients without the availability of subtle face-to-face cues

  • Allow you to feel more comfortable with communicating remotely and reduce the anxiety of patients in unfamiliar circumstances

  • Enhance your ability to empathise using different models, drawing on scientific research

  • Strengthen your skills to enhance patient empowerment, including health coaching and self-management education