Steps towards Enabling Health Professionals through Future Skills

Abstract

Education in healthcare must enable professionals to work in the health sector for as long and as fulfilled as possible. Yet, new requirements are constantly
arising in the health sector, which continuously change the required competences, e.g. due to new technological possibilities and increasing
interdisciplinarity. Several challenges arise: education in healthcare needs awareness of required competences and their rapid change. At the same time,
addressing them in education presupposes an in-depth understanding of what they actually are.
To tackle these issues, a teaching concept was developed that builds on selfreflection of to-be professionals in healthcare. This concept includes characterizing typical professional situations and deducing required (future) competences for mastering these situations.
Beyond rising awareness to future skills, applying this teaching concept also yields data that support a better understanding of required competences and their importance across professions. A case study resulted in initial competence profiles for several professions in healthcare.

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