Focus on the communicative actions of the disciplines

15.02.2017 10:43

Since January 2017, Dr. André Posenau Professor of Interaction at the University of Health (hsg) in Bochum. “My goal is to empirically support the communicative teaching principles of the various subjects at the hsg. For this purpose, I am developing new, profession-specific consulting approaches and a concept for the area of IPE (Interprofessional Education) in order to make interprofessional communicative actions categorizable, teachable and easier to assess in exams,” explains Posenau.

Posenau has been at the hsg since spring 2013. First, he was a lecturer at the university since March 2013 and then from the end of April 2015 to the end of 2016 he was a substitute professor for 'Advice in Applied Health Sciences' in the Department of Applied Health Sciences.

André Posenau has been a self-employed communication trainer and consultant since 2009 and since 2014 he has been the editor of the series Empirical Communication Research in Health Care (EKiG) in the Verlag für Kommunikationforschung, which is available online via Open Access.

The communications researcher initially studied social psychology and anthropology as well as German at the Ruhr University in Bochum (RUB). After completing his bachelor's and master's degrees, his doctoral thesis focused on 'The analysis of communication between demented residents and nursing staff during morning care in a nursing home'. In 2014 he received his doctorate in German linguistics with a focus on applied linguistics at the RUB.

“The next upcoming projects will focus on concept development in the area of IPE in order to then write a textbook on the topic. At the same time, the effects of digitalization on the interaction between health professionals and patients/pregnant women are of research interest, which is being sought through cooperation projects and the establishment of the 'Health and Technology' conference," says Posenau.

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