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Co-Health

Project title

Co-Health con il teatro

Description of initiative

Co-Health is a two-year action research project in the field of health with the support of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino. The project aims to design, experiment and evaluate a transferable training and intervention protocol for doctors and nurses to enhance their soft skills and in particular the abilities for patient relationship management, relationship management with relatives, communication of the treatment path, carry out effective teamwork. The achievement of these competencies is aimed at increasing the overall level of quality of training of health personnel and improving the quality and effectiveness of the care relationship with the patient. The premise of the project is that soft skills are central to a successful outcome of the patient's care path. The Co-Health project intends to use innovative techniques of the Social and Community Theater methodology to enhance the soft skills of the operators. In this project, for the first time, the faculties of Medicine, Obstetrics and Nursing are united in training. The Co-health program, interfaculty, started in January 2014 with 60 students from Turin and Cuneo.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Quality of social relations
Quality of services for specific groups
Work and workplace well-being

Keywords

research, medical proffesionals, training, well-being, health, theatre

Target group

Adults | Older people

Cultural field

Other | Theatre, opera

Timeframe

2013 - 2015

Sources of funding

Cassa di Risparmio di Torino Foundation

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

enhance soft (social) skills for nurses
improve the care that sick people receive
improve the relationship with the families
the usage of innovative, theatrical tools, to enhance the soft skills of nurses

Organizer(s)

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino
Italy
Private / Business | Culture