Oral Presentation - 63
The importance of family centered approach in pediatric surgery
Selami Sözübir 1, Nilay Gemlik 2
1 Yeditepe University, Medical Faculty, Dept. of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology
2 Marmara University, Instution of Health Sciences
Apparently the communication skills used in medicine is inseparable from basic communication skills that is used in every field of daily life and the medical doctor candidates who will possess those basic communication skills will reflect the knowledge, capability and attitude to their professional lives.A child’s surgical period usually contains unpleasant and difficult experiences, for the child and the parents. In the last decade, family-centered care was developed to facilitate the process of care of children with special needs and their families. There has been a growing understanding that the family has an important role in the surgical period of their children. In this study, we aimed to give point to the effective communication in medical proficiency and additionally the importance and necessity of the model of family centered care process in healthcare and especially in pediatric surgery, also with presenting with an example model.