PRESENTATION IN A SYMPOSIUM

Objectives, Format, and Evaluation Form

1. The symposium is a practical examination that will evaluate the following competences expected of a primary health care physician:

Physician- Community Health Problem Solver
Wholistic Physician-Clinician
Physician-Researcher
Physician-Educator
Physician-Learner
Physician- Manager

During the symposium, the students are expected to demonstrate the above competences.

2. The students shall present the symposium at the end of the course containing the following underlined topics (the Breast Health Problem is used here as an example):

Overview and Personal Perspective on Breast Disorders as a Health Problem
Overview and Personal Perspective on Breast Disorder as a Health Problem
Public Health Education on Prevention of Mastitis
Public Health Education on Early Detection of Breast Disorder
Community Health Management - Breast Disorder Control Program
Case Presentation and Discussion

Breast Lump
Breast Pain

Issues

Psychosocial Issues in Patients with Breast Disorders
Bioethical Issues in Patients with Breast Disorders
Medicolegal Issues in Patients with Breast Disorders
Research Issues in Patients with Breast Disorders

3. Expectations, format, and evaluation criteria - See Evaluation Form.

4. A written report on the assigned topics in the symposium should be submitted on the last day of the course.

5. Evaluation criteria of written reports consist of the following:

Clear
Adequate in terms of content
Format followed
Presence of references


Presentation in a Symposium

Evaluation Form

Legend:

E - Excellent
S - Satisfactory
F - Fair
US - Unsatisfactory

1.

Student:

Group No:

Overview and Personal Perspective on
Breast Disorder as a Health Problem

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student is expected to present an Overview and Personal Perspective on Breast Disorder as a Health Problem using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Concept of Breast Disorder

Common types of Breast Disorder

Common causes of Breast Disorder

Magnitude of the Breast Disorder in the global, national, and local levels

Personal perspective on possible solution of the Breast Disorder using a primary health care approach

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

2.

Student:

Group No:

Overview and Personal Perspective on
Breast Cancer as a Health Problem

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student is expected to present an Overview and Personal Perspective on Breast Cancer as a Health Problem using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Concept of Breast Cancer

Common types of Breast Cancer

Common causes of Breast Cancer

Magnitude of the Breast Cancer in the global, national, and local levels

Personal perspective on possible solution of the Breast Cancer using a primary health care approach

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

3.

Student:

Group No:

Public Health Education on Prevention of Mastitis

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student/s is/are expected to present a Public Health Education on Prevention of Mastitis using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Description of the problem

Importance of the problem

Preventive measures

Early detection measures

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

 4.

Student:

Group No:

Public Health Education on
Early Detection and Prevention of Breast Cancer

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student/s is/are expected to present a Public Health Education on Early Detection and Prevention of Breast Cancer using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Description of the problem

Importance of the problem

Preventive measures

Early detection measures

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

 5.

Student:

Group No:

Community Health Management
Breast Cancer Control Program

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student/s is/are expected to present a
Breast Cancer Control Program using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Problem identification

Objectives

Strategies

Evaluation parameters

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

6. 

Student:

Group No:

Case Presentation and Discussion
Breast Lump

Expectation:

Within 10 minutes, the student/s is/are expected to present and discuss a patient with a chief complaint of a breast lump using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Management goals

Rapport

Clinical diagnostic process

Paraclinical diagnostic process

Treatment process

Indication for referral

Advice

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

7.

Student:

Group No:

Case Presentation and Discussion
Breast Pain

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student/s is/are expected to present and discuss a patient with a chief complaint of a breast pain using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Management goals

Rapport

Clinical diagnostic process

Paraclinical diagnostic process

Treatment process

Indication for referral

Advice

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

8.

Student:

Group No:

Psychosocial Issues in Patients with Breast Disorders

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student/s is/are expected to present a discussion of psychosocial issue/s in patients with Breast Disorders using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Scenarios or cases

Identification of a psychosocial issue

Influence on health and disease and recovery

Prevention and promotion

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

9.

Student:

Group No:

Bioethical Issues in Patients with Breast Disorders

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student/s is/are expected to present a discussion of bioethical issue/s in patients with Breast Disorders using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Scenarios or cases

Identification of bioethical issue/s

Pros and cons

Decision-making

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

10.

Student:

Group No:

Medicolegal Issues in Patients with Breast Disorders

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student/s is/are expected to present a discussion of medicolegal issue/s in patients with Breast Disorders using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Scenarios or cases

Identification of medicolegal issue/s

Analysis of issues

Prevention and solution

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

 11.

Student:

Group No:

Research Issues in Patients with Breast Disorders

Expectation:

Within 5 minutes, the student/s is/are expected to present a research protocol on identified issue/s in patients with Breast Disorders using a prescribed format.

Evaluation Criteria:

FINAL GRADE

YES

NO

E

S

F

US

E

S

F

US

Clear

Adequate in terms of content

Scenarios or cases

Identification of research issue/s

Importance of issues

Present a research protocol on the
identified issues

Format followed

Presence of references

Presented within the allotted time

Evaluator:

Date:


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