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been greater for to practice are granted,so ensuring safe  \nteachers of English for the healthcare practice as per Codes of Practice and  \nsector.Indeed,most university facultiesrequire their healthcare students to studyEnglish as part of their degree and somenow teach degrees in the field through  \nCodes of Ethics.   The rise in medicaltourism further extends the need forEnglish as a means for communication.  \nthe mediumofEnglish.There is also an increasing number ofcourses offered in preparation for OET byMany healthcare professionals workprivate language schools,  individualoverseas to extend their practice andtrainers and institutions of higher andneed English to communicate either withfurther education,where a grasp ofnative speakers or as a lingua franca withclinical communications skills and thenon-native speaker patients and impact for an effective patient encountercolleagues.English language competenceiis key.(IELTS 7.5 or OET Grade B)is required bymany registration boards before licenses  \n# Course objectives\n\nDuring the course,you will (learn how to):  \n·build confidence,knowledge and understanding of clinical communications skills,  \n·understand and address the communication needs of learners in the healthcare context,  \n·gain familiarity with the concepts,skills,lexis &discourse of clinical communications,  \n·grasp the fundamental elements of the Occupational English Test(OET),  \n·acquire an understanding of suitable methodologies and frameworks for the teaching ofclinical communications skills,  \n·develop and deliver your programmes with effective and measurable outcomes.  \nNB:The course does not assume a knowledge of medicine or healthcare  \nTrainer:Ros Wright  \nRos(MA Applied Linguistics and Materials Development)has workedwith healthcare professionals since 1998 and has run courses fororganisations such as the Nottingham NHS Trust(UK),the Parishealthcare authority,APHP,as well as Kaplan Paris,where shehelped prepare overseas clinicians for the USMLE.Ros has beenrunning NHS Induction courses for one of the UK's largest medicalrecruitment agencies since 2015 and is also a consultant and coursematerials writer for Cambridge-OET.She is also certified to traincandidates for OET.  \nRos is an experienced teacher trainer,specialising in the teaching ofclinical communications skills and materials development.She hasdelivered courses and workshops across Europe,as well as in Russiaand Japan.  \nRos is the(co-)author of several titles in the field of clinicalcommunications,including the award-winning Good Practice:Communication Skills in English for the Medical Practitioner(Cambridge University Press,2008),OET Speaking &Writing SkillsBuilder(Express Publishing,2020)and Step up to OET(ExpressPublishing,2025).She has also written articles for variouspublications on the subject,including for The Guardian.  \nA former General Secretary of the Association for Language Teachersof Healthcare (EALTHY)and President of TESOL France,Ros served asa Trustee of IATEFL,the International Association of Teachers ofEnglish as a Foreign Language,between 2017 and 2023.www.englishformedicine.net  \nWeeks 1&2:Introduction to clinicalcommunication skills  \nWelcome &Pre-course task  \nSession 4:Taking a social history  \nSession 1:Moving from general tomedical English  \nSession 5:Performing a physicalexamination  \nSession 2:Understanding the patient-centred approach  \nSession 6:Delivering bad news  \nSession 7:Discussing results &negotiating treatment  \nSession 3:Gathering information  \nWeek 3:Introduction to OET  \nSession 4:OET Speaking  \nSession 1:Overview  \nSession 2:OET Listening  \nSession 5:OET Writing  \nSession 3:OET Reading  \nConsolidation week 1  \nWeeks 4&5:Developing materials to teachclinical communications skills  \nSession 6:Assessment tools  \nSession 1:Needs analysisSession 2:Methodology  \nSession 7:A framework for materialsdevelopment  \nSessi","cbCaioWznkNFJz2S","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioWznkNFJz2S","pdf",4606696,"English","# Course objectives\n# Course trainer\n# Weeks 1&2: Introduction to clinical communication skills\n## Week 3: Introduction to OET\n## Consolidation week 1\n# Weeks 4&5: Developing materials to teach clinical communications skills\n## Consolidation week 2\n# Week 6: Assessment & CPD\n# Bonus materials\n# Testimonials","[{\"question\":\"What skills and knowledge does the course aim to build for teachers?\",\"answer\":\"The course builds confidence and understanding of clinical communication skills, including the concepts, skills, lexis, and discourse needed for effective teaching.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the course address the Occupational English Test (OET)?\",\"answer\":\"It introduces OET fundamentals and covers the main components: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, alongside suitable teaching approaches and frameworks.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics are covered in materials development and assessment?\",\"answer\":\"Learners develop materials for accuracy and fluency, use clinical communication models, explore assessment tools, and learn a framework for measurable outcomes.\"}]","How to Teach Clinical Communication Skills (2023-2024) - Course Overview - OET | PDF",23]