Glocal Academy
Our Achievements
Since our founding in 2015, Glocal Academy has been active in various training and research activities.
- Fundamentals in Clinical Communication Skills Course (Over 1000 Healthcare students have completed the course since February 2020).
- Webinar on Significance and Challenges of Communication with Patients and Families affected by Covid-19 and Psychological Well-being of Healthcare Professionals (Glocal Academy in Collaboration with Indian Institute of Healthcare Communication, 26/4/2020)
- Keynote speaker WEBMEDQUEST Conference 15-18 May 2020.
- Clinical Communication Skills workshop WEBMEDQUEST Conference 15-18 May 2020.
- Webinar on Brief history of Doctor-Patient Relationship (WEBMEDQUEST 24/5/2020).
- Open Dialogue and Narrative Knowledge in Healthcare. Corine Jansen and Lori Joubert (30/6/2020)
- Talkathon: SKI MEDS communication skills towards becoming a better doctor with SNO AND CRUX (26/7/2020).
- The 3 Essential Listening strategies for Healthcare Professionals workshop: Part 1 by Laura Janusik (28/7/2020)
- Workshops for Ambassadors of Glocal Academy.
- Public Speaking Masterclasses for Facilitators of Glocal Academy.
- Communication in Healthcare Workshop (WEBMEDQUEST ACADEMIA 22/8/2020)
- Human Factors in Healthcare: Being Aware of Awareness in Clinical Practice (30/8/2020)
- Human Factors in Healthcare: Thinking About Thinking (06/09/2020)
- The 3 Essential Listening strategies for Healthcare Professionals workshop: Part 1 by Laura Janusik (08/09/2020)
- Emotional Competence workshop 17/9/2020)
- Clinical Communication Skills courses for Doctors of Mch MMed Induction Programme (19 & 20/9/2020).
- Clinical Communication Skills courses for Nurses (20/9/2020.
- Gender in Writing by Pranava Nande (22/9/2020)
- Effective inter professional communication strategies: Seamless Communication with Colleagues (27/9/2020).
- Listen with Empathy Workshop 28/9/2020
- Conscious Listening Workshop 2/10/2020
- Being a Good Doctor Workshop (SPASHT Conference 10/10/2020).
- Human Factors in Healthcare: Being Aware of Awareness in Clinical Practice (18/10/2020).
- Mentorship Programme (Academy has trained 25 student facilitators so far)
- Listening in healthcare cafe activities (June 2020- )
- Mentorship Programme for Student writers (https://glocalacademy.org/blog)
- Writing regular columns for SNO-CRUX journal http://sno-india.com/listen-with-an-open-mind-to-what-the-speaker-has-to-say
- Narrative based learning activities in collaboration with MedWhiz
- “I WILL” Campaign educational programme
- 2015: 2-day interactive training programmes at GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry and GVK EMRI campus Hyderabad
- 2016: 2-day interactive training programme for 40 healthcare professionals at Narayanan Medical College, Nellore.
- 2018: 6-day “Inter-personal” Soft Skills courses for 120 health care professionals of Special Care Neonatal Units in Vizag,
- 2019: Monthly virtual clinical communication training sessions for medical students and interns.
- 2019: Virtual “Listening Leadership” training sessions to leaders and managers of Integrated Health Group (IHG), Andhra Pradesh, India
- July 2017: Practical Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Conversations in Clinical Settings: Responding to emotion in family consultations. January and June 2018: Advanced clinical communication skills courses for Specialist Registrars of Endocrinology in New Castle November
- 2018: Workshop on Listening in Healthcare and Team work/Situational Awareness for International Doctors of MCh and MMed programme, Wrightington University, Wigan December
- 2018: Workshop on “Listening in intercultural seminar sessions” for faculty of Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton
- July and August 2019: Workshop on Listening in Healthcare and Team work/Situational Awareness for International Doctors of MCh and MMed programme, Wrightington University, Wigan
- July 2019: Workshop on “Listening Intelligence in Healthcare” at Annual Learning and Teaching Conference, Brighton
- October 2019: Workshop on “Listening Intelligence in Medical Education and Healthcare” for General Practice Educational Supervisors and Trainers of Sussex, UK.
- K. Naineni, G.V. Ramana Rao, U. Saie, S. Naineni and S. Mada. Addressing the Challenges of Training in Communication Skills in Medicine in India (ORIGINAL RESEARCH) Journal of Research in Medical Education and Ethics Vol. 6, No. 1, March 2016, pp-10-14
- Poster presentation at ASME (July 2018) “Interns’ perceptions of the importance of “soft skills” in clinical practice in India.” All the ASME delegates appreciated the study.
- Krishna Naineni. What Might Soft Skills Say If They Have A Voice? Journal of Research in Medical Education and Ethics Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2019, pp-5-6
Naineni K et al. Interns’ Perceptions of the Importance of “Soft Skills” in Clinical Practice in India Journal of Research in Medical Education and Ethics Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2019, pp-7-12
