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The 2008 DESG GC Workshop
The 2008 DESG
GC Workshop was held from 16 to 19 January in a beautiful and
peaceful fishermen’s village in Catalonia, called Port de la Selva.
In a place where Man is
still in harmony with Nature, the participants tried to identify and
overcome transcultural barriers, through a series of
experiences/workshops.
The result was a
successful and enriching Meeting!
Congratulations to the
hosts: Dr Daniel Figuerola and his team.
The theme of the workshop
was clear: the barriers between the patient and the Health Care
Provider. The sessions and the proposed activities were attractive,
interesting, well-conducted and were all of them quoted with almost
the maximum mark by the participants.
However, due to the
surprising and disarming character of some of these activities, the
participants may have focused on the activity itself, not being able
to understand the reason or its application on their daily clinical
practice, asking for more development. Some of the pointed examples
were the connection between food and emotion and the importance of
the emotions on the memory we have of the food; the connection
between the scientific and magical thought.
When asked about
what other would like to see discussed, many mentioned the children,
others referred to patient centeredness and others would like to talk
about the HCP’s behaviours,
attitudes and beliefs.
