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RawalpindiThe Institute of Psychiatry and WHO Collaborating Centre at Benazir Bhutto Hospital organised one-day lecture-based workshop on liaison psychiatry here on Tuesday.The workshop titled ‘Breaking bad news & informational care to patients and their families following medical and psychiatric co-morbidities’ was attended by postgrad-uate trainees from medical and allied specialties

By Muhammad Qasim
February 25, 2015
Rawalpindi
The Institute of Psychiatry and WHO Collaborating Centre at Benazir Bhutto Hospital organised one-day lecture-based workshop on liaison psychiatry here on Tuesday.
The workshop titled ‘Breaking bad news & informational care to patients and their families following medical and
psychiatric co-morbidities’
was attended by postgrad-
uate trainees from medical and allied specialties and psychiatry.
According to organisers, the institute, in continuation of its legacy to empower and educate trainees, students and consultants, hosted the workshop that included an interactive scenario based video presentation.
In the introductory session, Head of the Institute of Psychiatry at BBH Professor Fareed Minhas shared with the audience the brainwave that he had materialised in the form of the workshop. He spoke about how deeply concerned he was about the way patients are handled in various outpatient settings. The opportunity
he had as professor and head of department made him
feel obliged to educate the trainees in psychiatry and other disciplines.
He invited the Dean of Psychiatry at College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan Professor Mowadat Hussain Rana who presented a lecture titled Siamese Twins. Professor Mowadat enthralled the participants pulling out from his command on a diverse array of subjects; philosophy of history, psychology, medicine, mythology, and Punjabi folk came together in a unique blend.
He explained to the audience how a human being has two equally important “life-heads”, the psychosocial and the bio-medical, and how ignoring either one can lead to a tacit death. He explained how our care towards the patient needs to be tailored to the patients bio-psycho-social needs and not suit the convenience of our diagnostic guidelines. He likened the latter approach to the infamous Procrustean Bed.
The second half of the professor’s presentation educated the trainees on how effective to attend a liaison call.
He highlighted the importance of speaking to the attending physician, having an exclusive interview with the patient, with special regard for his confidentiality, and attaining a corroborative history.
He then gave the trainees a run-down on how to efficiently report the findings and recommendations to facilitate the attending physician and thereby aid in the treatment of the patient. He concluded by appreciating the initiative taken by Professor Fareed.
The second part of the workshop comprised of interactive video session. The session ensued with Senior
Resident at the institute Dr. Saadia summarising for the audience the principles of Informational Care and Breaking Bad News. Then the videos prepared by residents of the institute were played before the audience.
Professor Fareed engaged the audience with an insightful and interactive discussion on the content of the videos.
He repeatedly highlighted
the importance of coming down to the level of the
patient, empathising, and easing the difficulty of the patients as much as possible. He reminded the audience of the pains people go through and the importance of the role of the clinician to minimise those pains.
Finally, he appreciated the painstaking effort of his residents in preparing the videos.
The workshop came to an end with a group photograph, lunch, and with a renewed vigour to improve patient care in every way possible.