Course Organiser:
Dr Soumitra S Datta
Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of the Department
Department of Palliative Care and Psycho-oncology
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata
Email: kolkataoncology@gmail.com
The Art of Conversations with Patients: Online Live interactive course
Course content:
The communication skills course aims to promote the development of empathy, emotional intelligence, and rapport-building – critical components of effective patient care. Through hands-on demonstrations, role plays, and other teaching methods, participants will learn how to use appropriate eye contact, non-verbal cues, and purposeful gestures to strengthen interactions with patients and colleagues. We hope to facilitate experiential learning and will not record the session. So, the registered candidates who do not attend the session will miss the opportunity to learn.
Certificate Eligibility: Soft copy (PDF) certificates will be issued to attendees only.
Facilitators:
Dr. Soumitra S Datta trained in psychiatry from CMC, Vellore and later on in the United Kingdom. He currently heads the department of palliative care and psycho-oncology at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. Dr Datta won the UCL Teaching Excellence Bursary to develop communication skills training suitable for cancer clinicians in LMICs and has been communication skills trainer for over a decade. He has a dual affiliation with Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology of the University College London and is a Cochrane reviewer for more than two decades.
Bhawna Sharma is a psychologist and psychotherapist with over nine years of clinical practice. She has trained at the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS, Mumbai) and University of Delhi. Apart from being a clinician, she is also a certified Crew Resource Management (CRM) trainer, having received specialized training from Maersk Training in key human factors for high-risk industries like oil & gas, shipping and healthcare . This internationally recognized program covers critical competencies such as communication, situational awareness, decision-making under pressure, performance-shaping factors, teamwork, and leadership.
Workshop fees: Rs 1100 to be paid to Tata Medical Center, Kolkata.
Workshop fees are non-refundable. Once you have paid, please provide the transaction ID and complete the registration online.
Date to remember:
Venue: Online over zoom platform
Detail for Offline Payment
Hospital Name: Tata Medical Center
Payee / Cheque Name: Tata Medical Centre Trust
Hospital Address: 14 Major Arterial Road (EW), New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata-700160
Bank Name: HDFC Bank Limited
Bank Account Number: 00601-6600-00021
Bank Account Type: Savings Account
Bank Branch: Fort Mumbai
Bank Address: Fort Mumbai, Manekji Wadia Building, Groung Floor, Nanik Motwani Marg, Mumbai – 400001
IFSC : HDFC0000060
