Patient conflict - interpersonal skills

This course encompasses strategies and techniques for individual clinicians and other staff to prevent patient conflict escalating into acts of aggression and violence. It involves the effective deployment of interpersonal skills such as defusing and calming strategies, wider team tactics to de-escalate a patient conflict situation.

Content will include:

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Understanding aggressive body language
• Signalling non-aggression
• Defusing and calming techniques and strategies
• Using active listening and demonstrating empath
• Winning trust to reduce conflict and manage difficult situations
• High risk situations – confronting, challenging and managing unacceptable behaviour
• Exit strategies

This course is led by MDDUS risk adviser, Alan Frame.

Upon completion, a certificate detailing three hours of verifiable CPD will be provided by MDDUS to all attendees.

Other date available

Thursday 25th September 2025 (09:30 - 12:30)

Please read before booking:

• You MUST have a webcam, speaker and microphone available on the device you intend use to access the training. This will ensure you are able to fully engage with the speaker/other delegates. This also allows our CPD verification process to be robust.
• You MUST be able to access and fully participate in a Zoom meeting from whatever device you choose to use. Please cut and paste the following URL into your internet browser to access help on how to do this. The page includes the option to join a ‘test meeting’ from the device you intend to use. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-meeting
• If you experience any technical difficulty when checking you can access Zoom it could be because your local IT support is blocking access. If this happens you might consider using your own mobile device instead – Zoom works well on tablets.

FAQs

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Please email risk@mddus.com if you need to know more before booking.

Please note:

Prior to the event delegates can request a transfer to a future or alternative course

MDDUS absorb the Eventbrite booking fee for this course (which is between £5- £8)

Refunds can be requested in advance; however, Eventbrite will deduct the booking fee from any refund requested.

MDDUS is not liable for any costs incurred by delegates in relation to attendance at remote training courses. This includes if the course is cancelled or needs to be rescheduled.

What happens if we cannot access this event due to a technical issue?

Please ensure you have full access to Zoom before booking this course. If you experience technical difficulties accessing the course you can request a transfer to another course without incurring a fee.