Health Sciences Education Rounds - Emotional is not Irrational: Rethinking the Role of Emotions in Learning and Clinical Skills
Key Objectives:
By end of the presentation, participants should be able to:
- Present an overview of the relationship between emotions and cognitive processes;
- Gain an appreciation for the integral role of emotions in clinical learning and performance;
- Describe the implications of this research for teaching in emotional settings, such as simulation-based education;
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Bio:
Vicki LeBlanc, PhD, is Chair and Professor of the Department of Innovation in Medical Education at the University of Ottawa, and Director of the University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre.
She has over 20 years experience leading research into a) optimizing the use of simulation in health professions education and b) the effects of emotions and stress on the performance of health professionals and front line workers. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, and regularly presents her work nationally and internationally. In addition to her research program, she works with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to advance simulation-based education nationally and internationally, and serves as an Associate Editor of the journal Advances in Health Sciences Education
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