This one-day course provides an introduction to medical English with a focus on the first contact with a patient who needs medical assistance. The course is especially designed for medical doctors, medical students and paramedics.

Themes which are covered in the course are:

• words patients use in describing their bodies and body functions
• pain assessment and words patients use for pain
• emergency medical assessment with role-playing
• words for hospital wards and departments
• explaining tests and investigations