Communicating with Emotional Competence: Making a Difference to Patients, Colleagues and Professionals' own wellbeing.

10 November 2023

Effective communication is crucial in healthcare, impacting patient outcomes and work environments. This webinar, co-organised by CONNECT (TGHN), OUCRU, and KEMRI, covered the role of emotional competence in communication, experiences of healthcare practitioners, strategies for effective communication, including active listening and empathy-building, and the iCARE-Haaland model, an intensive training program on CONNECT.

Watch the recorded video of the webinar here.

Mental Healthcare for Carers: We Support the Supporters!

07 October 2023

On this year’s World Mental Health Day, OUCRU is proud to announce a live event in partnership with the Vietnam Psychotherapy Association and Medisetter. This webinar, titled 'Mental Healthcare for Carers: We Support the Supporters!', will share research and opinions from experts and provide valuable knowledge and information focused on mental healthcare for carers in Vietnam.

This event is in Vietnamese only.

Read more about the webinar here (English) (Vietnamese)

Watch the recorded video of the webinar here (in Vietnamese)

Webinar: Voices from the Pandemic: COVID-19 Experiences in Asia

22 September 2022

In this extended webinar, jointly organised by Mesh and CONNECT, we introduce digital diaries - short films and photographs, created by healthcare workers and community members in Nepal, Indonesia, and Vietnam as they reflect on their experiences. The digital diaries form part of the COVID-19 Social Science and Public Engagement Action Research (SPEAR) project: exploring the experiences and impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare workers and vulnerable communities.

LIVESTREAM: Covid-19 Vaccines: a Discussion

29 April 2021

Marking #WorldImmunizationWeek, a live conversation on #COVID19 vaccines and the context in Vietnam were held with representatives from WHO, Unicef, OUCRU, and the UK Embassy. Hear them clarify the Covid-19 vaccine program in Vietnam, and respond to questions raised by the community about the vaccines.

CONNECT/Research in Focus Lecture: The lived experiences of Covid-19 by front-line health workers

26 January 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have an enormous impact in all countries globally with health professionals at the forefront of the care for patients with the coronavirus, themselves at risk, or having contracted the virus. Hear their voices as they share their Covid experiences and strategies for supporting one another and managing the emotional impacts of their lived experiences.