Medical Spanish Course – Available for Viewing
Do you serve a large Spanish-speaking population?  Are you interested in gaining skills to give you the ability to communicate more effectively with your patients?

Residents and medical students are welcome to broaden their Basic Medical Spanish speaking skills and cultural understanding of patients from Spanish speaking countries by accessing the 2012 Basic Medical Course. The entire 2012 ten-session Basic Medical Spanish Course archive (lectures and handouts) is available at the Basic Medical Spanish Course page. Unfortunately participants are no longer eligible to receive certification for this year’s winter course.

Intermediate Medical Spanish will begin fall semester 2012.

Chief Resident Training Course
If you missed out on the course, A recording will be available online after May 11th at the following link:  Training Course Recording

This course includes a description of Chief Resident job responsibilities, basic leadership skills, communication techniques, and a panel discussion and Q&A with former chief residents.  

Improving Patient Safety through Handoffs
With so much attention being focused on patient safety, it is now more important than ever for hospitals to have a clear handoff process in place.  A new online SCS course is being developed to address the key factors involved in managing safe and efficient handoffs.  The course will also provide tools and resources to help individuals improve their own handoffs. The first SCS on-line module in a Patient Safety series will be available soon!  In the meantime, make plans to tune in to the June SCS Forum on GME Issues for an expert-led discussion on Patient Safety & Handoffs.

Looking For Help in Core Competency Training?

The latest addition to the OPP/OMT Integration Workshop Series is here! Video #4: Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Extremity Complaints, is now available from the MSU Store

Workshop #4 presents integration of OPP into the care of patients that have extremity complaints. This DVD is a case based review of treatments that can be used for patients with shoulder, wrist, and ankle pain.  This workshop reviews motion barriers, viscero-somatic and somato-viscero terminology, adhesive capsulitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, ankle sprains, Osteopathic  Manipulative Techniques (Soft Tissue, Lymphatic Drainage, Functional Indirect, Myofascial Release, Muscle Energy, and Joint Play), Spencer, and Glenoid Labrum Techniques, Self Therapy Exercises, and SOAP note documentation.) [More Information]