EMPOWERED project kick-off meeting

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The EMPOWERED project, led by the MUW, aims to strengthen medical education in the field of interpersonal, digital and AI-assisted communication. On February 5, a kick-off meeting was held at the MUW, attended by the representatives of our university, headed by the Vice Rector for International Relations, Promotion and Development, Prof. Michał Grąt and representatives of partner universities from: Ireland, Hungary and Romania.

Who attended the meeting

On the part of the MUW, apart from the Vice Rector – Prof. Michał Grąt, the meeting was also attended by: Dr. Filip Raciborski, Vice Dean for Public Health, the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr. Paulina Mularczyk-Tomczewska (the project manager) and from the International Relations Office: Lidia Przepióra-Dziewulska (the manager) and Joanna Godlewska.

Partner universities were represented by: Prof. Joseph Gallagher and Trevor Corrigan from University College Dublin, Prof. Iozsef-Loránd Ferencz and Prof. Dr.  Ábrám Zoltán from the Medical University Targu Mures, Katalin Koszo Dudas and Robert Dudas from the University of Pecs. The meeting was also attended by: Péter Gebhardt from the Hungarian Pediatric Oncology Network in Budapest and Gergő Kerecsen from VR Solutions Ltd – Debrecen.

Aim of the project: strengthening the communication competences of medical students

Modern medical education faces increasing challenges, such as the increasing complexity of clinical cases, the increase in the number of chronic diseases and the rapid digitization of healthcare. Effective doctor-patient communication is crucial for the quality of care, but most curricula of medical studies lack structured education in the field of interpersonal, digital and AI-assisted communication. This leads to misdiagnoses, medical errors and reduced adherence of patients to therapeutic recommendations.

The EMPOWERED project, based on scientific evidence, stakeholder feedback and digital innovation, aims to create a scalable and implementable solution for European higher education institutions in the field of doctor-patient communication.

During the meeting, Prof. Michał Grąt, the Vice Rector, emphasized the importance of the EMPOWERED project, which is to have an effect on:

  • strengthening doctor-patient communication competences in medical education,
  • the innovation of medical education through the use of practical tools, VR and solutions supported by artificial intelligence,
  • improving the quality of patient care and treatment outcomes through more effective communication,
  • setting a benchmark for the modernization of medical education across Europe.

Achieving these results will be possible thanks to good international cooperation.

 

Lidia Przepióra-Dziewulska

 

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