The contents of the lessons will be divided into the following teaching units:
- psychology applied to the profession, general aspects, relationship with the patient, the principles of therapeutic communication

- transition to change for the patient: alignment of individual needs, perceptions and expectations with the perceptions, expectations and goals of healthcare professionals

-Overview on the individual, environmental and social obstacles in the processes of adaptation to acute and chronic diseases.

- The stages of change and transition in patients with chronic and chronic / degenerative diseases: the cognitive processes involved and the obstacles to be faced

-The role of the patient's emotions and motivation in chronic and chronic / degenerative diseases.

- stress and wellbeing in the workplace (the consequences and cost of work related stress, interventions to promote employee wellbeing, etc.)

- quality of health care in the complexity of a changing health system

Book: Patient Centered Care in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy by Aarthi Ramlaul, Vosper
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 1st Edition (March 26, 2013)

Amanda Bolderston (2016). Patient Experience in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 47:356-361

For the preparation of the exam, the student is recommended to integrate with the teaching material provided during the lessons.

1. introduction to ethics and deontology, concepts and fundamental values of professional ethics in the modern healthcare context;
2. elements of patient safety, professional responsibility and health law;
3. the communication relationship for health professionals: enhancement of communication and information with the user, with the team, with the outside world.

• Patrick Davey , Anna Rathmell, Michael Dunn , Charles Foster, Helen Salisbury, Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance, ed. Wiley Blckwell, USA, 2017
• Loewy, Erich E.H., Textbook of Healthcare Ethics, ed. Spinger, Milano 2002

• material written by the professor, referring to the lessons

1. introduction to ethics and deontology, concepts and fundamental values ​​of professional ethics in the modern healthcare context;
2. elements of patient safety, professional responsibility and health law;
3. the communication relationship for health professionals: enhancement of communication and information with the user, with the team, with the outside world.

Patrick Davey , Anna Rathmell, Michael Dunn , Charles Foster, Helen Salisbury, Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance, ed. Wiley Blckwell, USA, 2017
Loewy, Erich E.H., Textbook of Healthcare Ethics, ed. Spinger, Milano 2002