Introduction to seminars & practical activities

S1. INTRODUCTION TO SEMINARS & PRACTICAL

ACTIVITIESFMC (25.09.2016)

Dr Ghaiath Hussein, MBBS, PhD (Bioethics)

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Outline of the sessionThis session will help you get answers to the following questions:•Why do we need seminars/practical activities in this course?•What are the seminars and the practical activities of MEP course?

•How to prepare for and conduct each of the practical activities?

•How are these activities assessed and how many do you have to conduct?

•How to get help if you (and/or your group) need it?


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Why do we need seminars/practical activities in this course?

• Ethics is not only about theories and list of what you should or should not do

• Professionalism is expected from you as a doctor for the rest of your life – not just a course you need to pass.

• They will give you the chance to test yourself as team member/leader


About the seminars• Seminars are student-presented topics from the curriculum• Topics can be freely chosen by each group, after coordinating with the

leader to avoid duplication. There will be an online form for this purpose.• ALL students of the presenting group should work on preparing the

content• Presentation is best to be done by all the team (group) members, if

possible • Evaluation will be individually done based on:

1. Clarity of objectives2. Relevance of content to objectives3. Clarity of the presentation4. Engaging with the audience5. Answering the questions


What are the seminars and the practical activities of MEP course?

• Seminars and oral presentations • Ethics book review• Public awareness campaign • Producing short film (documentary) on an ethical issue• Ethics education material• Short Play or scene• Movie review• Ethics consultation meeting• Research ethics review meeting• Other activities that may think relevant


How to prepare for and conduct each of the practical activities?


Ethics book chapter review (3 marks)• This aims to make you read a book on ethics, and tell us what you

think about it.• You are NOT asked to read it as ‘reading a textbook for an exam’,

rather to read with critical reflection and critique.Suggested steps1. Go to the COM library (or online, or your library, if you have one)2. Ask the librarian on the books on ethics3. Discuss with our group on which book to choose (reading the

content is the most first step you should do when deciding on reading a book)

4. You all read it all, or divide the chapters among students’ group (chapter for each).

5. Read and summarize the book (or chapter) students’ opinions and reflections on what you read

6. Each student should write down a review on what s/he read.7. The group should assign the members to do the collective final

review.8. The group will present to the whole batch when done


Public awareness campaign (5 marks)• This refers to a set of activities that aim at enhancing the

knowledge and attitudes of the targeted by these activities about a given cause.Suggested steps:

1. Meet with one or more of the main related departments in the college

2. Ask the department you managed to meet for their areas of gap of knowledge or attitudes. In simple words, what are the topics they are interested to make patients and or clinicians to be more aware of?

3. Decide among yourselves, after consulting the supervisor, on which topics are more relevant and feasible to do.

4. Discuss and decide on the activities you think should be there in the campaign.

5. Distribute the roles among yourselves (Who should do What When?)

6. Set you plan from preparation to delivery in a Gantt’s chart, or other time management/planning tool (MS Project Manager is a good one)

7. Have students’ plan approved by the relevant department, including the needed resources

8. Conduct the campaign as decided by the relevant department.


Producing short film (documentary) (5 marks)• To produce a short video (3-30 minutes) that presents an ethical

issue in a drama or documentarySuggested steps:1.Meet with students’ team and supervisor to choose a

topic2.Discuss the possible scenarios3.Discuss and write the script4.Distribute the roles among yourselves5.Prepare the technical needs, e.g. video camera,

recorder...etc.6. Set a time for video taping7.Edit the video, and make it presentable


Developing Ethics education material(3 marks)

• To develop a new educational material that can be used to educate a target group on one or more ethical issueSuggested steps:1.Meet with the group, the supervisor and the

relevant department in the hospital2.Decide on the topics you want to cover3.Assess students’ target group’s pervious knowledge

about the topic(s)4.Discuss and decide on how best to present topic

(brochure? poster? snowman in the main hospital’s entrance? BE INNOVATIVE)

5.Design and develop printed materials to be used in ethics education for patients, families, and staff


Short Play or scene(3 marks)• The purpose of this activity is to prepare a short play of one or

more scenes that presents an ethical issue.• The main difference between this and the activity 3 (short movie)

that it will be done live and not video-taped.Suggested steps:1.Meet with students’ group and supervisor to

decide on the ethical issue students’ role play will discuss

2.Start developing the script, including the distribution of roles

3.Rehearsal is very important. You need to give enough time to practice. Remember you will play it live!


Movie review (3 marks)• This is bit more than watching a drama movie and cry!• You should watch a movie, if you don’t have religious reasons not to do, and

answer a set of questions that are related to ethics:What are the ethical issues discussed/presented in the movie?Who did what wrong, ethically speaking? Explain why you think it is ethically

wrong.How would have you done, if you were in his/her position?Suggested steps:1. Discuss with students’ team on the movie(s) that you have access to

and talks about one or more ethical issues.2. These links may give you some guidance:http://www.cityethics.org/Top10%20Ethics%20Filmshttp://faculty.deanza.edu/burkelarry/stories/storyReader$1633. Watch a movie that presents a set of healthcare ethical issues4. Write down students’ reflections on the movie with the answers for

the mentioned questions.

http://www.cityethics.org/Top10%20Ethics%20Films

http://faculty.deanza.edu/burkelarry/stories/storyReader$163


Ethics consultation meeting (2 marks/ meeting)• Almost every clinician faces an ethical issue/dilemma as s/he

practices. Some of these issues need experts’ opinion to help in resolving them.

• The purpose of this activity is to acquaint yourself to the process taken by ethics experts to help clinicians resolve ethical issues- Suggested steps:

1. Coordinate with students’ supervisor to attend the next ethics-related meeting.

2. Attend the meeting on time, observe, and take notes of what took place in the meeting.

3. Write down students’ reflections on what you attended (what was the problem? who submitted it? What are the ethical issues at stake? How did the experts managed it and what have they recommended?)


Research ethics review meeting (2 marks/ meeting)

• Every research that involves human participants should be reviewed scientifically and ethically before being conducted.

• The purpose of this activity is to acquaint yourself to the process taken by ethics experts to help researchers manage the ethical issues in their research before starting

- Suggested steps:- Coordinate with students’ supervisor to attend the next ethics-

related meeting.- Attend the meeting on time, observe, and take notes of what

took place in the meeting.- Write down students’ reflections on what you attended (what

were the ethical points identified? How did the experts managed it and what have they recommended?)


How are these activities assessed?Activity Deliverable productEthics book review (3 marks)

A written book review of not less than 1500 words

Public awareness campaign (5 marks)

1. The educational material 2. The activity report3. Certificates from the collaborating department with

students’ names on them4. Any educational or advocacy material that you developed

for the campaignProducing short film

A good quality finished edited video

Developing Ethics education material(3 marks)

The developed material and any other supporting material, e.g. photos for preparations or meetings.


How are these activities assessed?

Activity , Description and purpose of activity

Deliverable product

Movie review (3 marks) An individual written movie review by each member with the answers to the related questions

Ethics consultation meeting (2 marks/ meeting)

Students’ reflections on each meeting should be written down and signed by the head of the committee, or students’ supervisor

Research ethics review meeting (2 marks/ meeting)

Students’ reflections on each meeting should be written down and signed by the head of the committee, or students’ supervisor


General Guidance for Seminars & Practicum

•To choose a proposed activity, you are advised to choose the activities that:• Meets students’ personal interests and talents• You understand well• Have a team to work with on• Gives you the 5 marks you need

• The student’s evaluation will depend on the logbook that you should fill and have it signed by the supervisor of the activity.

• Most of the activities have ‘sub-activities’, each of these is an activity you can report

• The logbook (activity report) is more about self-reflection on what you learned from the activity and from the group dynamics by working with students’ colleagues.


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