Search results for "Patient Communication"
Tread lightly: Discussing obesity difficult for internists
Generally, the approach to the topic will need to be tailored to each specific patient. ... Find something that your patient is good at, or a defining personality trait,” Dr.
July 2011
The pledge of the patient-centered physician
ask the patient what she prefers,. • tell the patient what options are available,. • ... His research interests include doctor-patient communication, bioethics, and systematic reviews. He is also a poet, journalist and translator in Yiddish and
May 2022
Help from afar: telemedicine vs. telephone advice for stroke
With telemedicine, you can make a visual assessment of the patient; you can see where you are going,” Dr. ... With telemedicine, there is less ambiguity because the consulting physician can actually see the patient and do an exam, she said.
April 2009
When visits become ‘on the record’
Seifi. “So the patient should be careful to keep their own information private,” he said. ... Promoting consultation recording practice in oncology: identification of critical implementation factors and determination of patient benefit.
April 2018
Officers and Regents election results announced
ACP activities: Physican-Patient Communication Subcommittee, 1993-1995; Chair, Scientific Program for Regional ACP Meeting, Eugene, Ore., 1992.
March 2014
Look for reasons if patients refuse advice
Then the physician's responsibility is to help that patient address that fear. ... Review: several instruments are accurate for evaluating patient capacity for medical treatment decision-making.
February 2014
New research links empathy to outcomes
Empathy in Patient Care: Antecedents, Development, Measurement, and Outcomes.” An empirical study by Dr. ... language as important as verbal communication in physician-patient relationships,” and “Because people are different, it is almost
March 2013
Sorting out the worst offenders among herbal supplements
And some don't even want to open that box because a patient might, for example, talk for 20 minutes about why passion flower and willow bark are so important to ... Then I try to find the most evidence-based and least toxic [supplement] to explore
October 2009
New herpes zoster vaccine brings familiar challenges
be given in place of the existing one, but it brings with it familiar considerations: efficacy, insurance, and patient communication. ... The FDA recently approved a new vaccine against herpes zoster, which brings with it considerations for internists
February 2018
Peer-led education requires strategy to be effective
Culturally sensitive, peer-to-peer communication plays a large role in the program's success, Dr. ... Peers have unique lifestyle knowledge that I don't have.”. But communication is just 1 part of a program, as Dr.
October 2015