The third International Conference on Communication in Healthcare organised by the European Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH). 
 
The programme will address the following topics; 

• Evidence-based approaches to the assessment of quality in communication 
  
• Demonstrating and evaluating teaching approaches and material 
  
• Communication in specific professions (e.g. nursing, 
  physiotherapy, surgery and anaesthesia) 
  
• Communication in in-patient settings 
  
• Communication in specific clinical settings (e.g. diabetes, 
  cancer) 
  
• Communicating with patients with medically unexplained symptoms 
  
• Inter-cultural issues in communication 
  
• What patients want to talk about if we let them 
  
• How to involve patients 
  
• Creating and feeling trust – atmospheres in communication 
  
• Power and influence in clinical consultation 
  
• Shared decision making – time for a re-appraisal? 
  
• Counselling and risk communication 
  
• Communicating about spiritual issues. 
   
  For more details visit the EACH website.