Surgery: Current Research

ISSN - 2161-1076

Communication skills and nursing education

14th Surgical Nursing & Nurse Education Conference

October 10-11, 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Shyam Parashar

University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Keynote: Surgery Curr Res

Abstract :

A nurse is vitally placed between the patient and the treating medical team. Nurse�??s role is critical since they are the ones who spent maximum time with the patients and their relations in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. Significant information gets transmitted between them which can seriously affect the outcome of the efforts of treating medical team. Moreover, nurses are the ones who enjoy the trust of the patients and the health managers. The importance of �??communication skills�?? as an important component of nursing education cannot be underestimated. This presentation will highlight and re-emphasize this subject.

Biography :

Shyam Parashar completed his Master’s in Surgery from Vikram University, India in 1962. He has 50 years of extensive experience as an active General Surgeon and Medical Teacher. He has won best Clinical Teacher award in Goa. He joined King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia as a Professor of Surgery and as a Consultant Surgeon at King Fahd Teaching Hospital of the University. He has also held the addition appointment as Director of internship training program and later as Director of Post-graduate training program in Surgery. After 33 years, he retired and recognized as Emeritus Professor. He played active role in establishing new colleges for medicine, nursing and pharmacy in the kingdom; in developing under-graduate medical curriculum and post-graduate training programs; and constantly reviewing them. He has 70 scientific publications in India, Saudi and international journals. He is an international Editor for Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences and for Journal of Family and Community Medicine, of University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. He is a recipient of many awards like Hind Rattan award, Bharat Gaurav award, Medical Excellent award, and Life Time Achievement award, Glory of India Gold Medal and Global Indian Achievers award at Indo- British friendship banquet in London.

Email: skparashars@yahoo.com

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