Breaking the silence

A seminar for medical students entitled ‘Breaking the silence’ dealing with sign language, people with hearing impairment and other communication difficulties will be held on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Mater Dei Hospital by the Malta Medical Students’...

A seminar for medical students entitled ‘Breaking the silence’ dealing with sign language, people with hearing impairment and other communication difficulties will be held on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Mater Dei Hospital by the Malta Medical Students’ Association.

The aim is to raise awareness about the impact hearing loss has on people as well as enhance the doctor-patient relationship by encouraging and enabling better communication. Topics to be discussed include patient psychology, speech language pathologies, hearing impairment from a doctor’s point of view, and the use of our body as a tool.

Patients with hearing impairment will also teach those attending basic sign language.

For details, visit www.bts.helmsic.gr. Those interested in attending are to send an e-mail to scome@mmsa.org.mt.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.