Abstract Body

Background

Spirituality is one of many cultural variables that has become increasingly recognized for its potential to impact health behaviors and healthcare decision-making.Currently the spiritual approach is used in palliative care,but spirituality can be a useful means of connecting with patients and playing an important role in primary care also.It may be useful to consider the role that spirituality plays across the life course, considering the importance of spirituality for some individuals and the ways in which it may be used to improve quality of life.Primary care physicians face a new paradigm in which the spiritual dimension should be incorporated into their practice.

Aim and learning objectives

1.Reflect upon advantages of spiritual care approach in family practice;

2.Discuss strategies to include and improve spiritual care approach in primary care;

3.Discuss clinical cases that allow communication strategies, empathy and validation of the patient's feelings and expectations to be put into practice according to their spiritual beliefs.

Methods and timetable

After an introduction regarding the spiritual dimension, participants will be divided into 3 groups to debate through clinical cases how can we approach spirituality in the context of consultation.

The activity will take 90 minutes:

-10’:presentations of the speaker and the topic

-45’:clinical case discussion in 3 groups separately

-20’:discuss the resolution of clinical cases all groups together

-15´:conclusion, doubts and questions

Estimate number of participants:40

(Proposed)Results/Conclusions

Workshop participants will have valuable recognition of the importance of spirituality approach for holistic care and its impact on health behaviors.They'll also be taking home some tools to incorporate spirituality in their primary care practice.