Search results for "Patient Communication"
True emergencies
1. The patient calls, and listens to all 21 options (as the menu items have changed). ... But what if it’s a “true emergency” and the patient takes option 6?
May 2022
Behind the mask: school days
His research interests include doctor-patient communication, bioethics, and systematic reviews. He is also a poet, journalist and translator in Yiddish and English.
May 2022
Simply difficult
But in a way, I do know, as backstories are not limited to the patient side of the equation. ... Does it hurt my patients to have me bring my own pain into the patient encounter?
May 2022
Thanks for listening
We knew that the patient had had lung cancer for several months and had failed radiation and chemotherapy. ... The patient and his family understand that it might not work, but they wanted to try it.
May 2022
Good in the balance
I am not patient with people, and am distracted by little things. ... I am grateful grumpy Rob was on vacation when I saw this patient.
May 2022
Watching as the patient digs herself a hole
Watching as the patient digs herself a hole. I saw a woman making a decision that might lead to her death, and I feel powerless to stop her. ... His research interests include doctor-patient communication, bioethics, and systematic reviews. He is also a
May 2022
Overcoming shame
This, of course, brings me back to the idea of patient-centered care. ... How do we address issues, such as weight, smoking, and non-compliance in a way that is patient-centered?
May 2022
Listen to the professionals
For example, easing the burden of insurance paperwork, facilitating sharing of medical records among different clinicians caring for the same patient, and minimizing the intrusion of the electronic medical record into
May 2022
Some type of way
When I saw you on rounds today you were quiet. Your eyes looked in my direction but were otherwise vacant. This was a change. Me: “You okay?...
May 2022
Love is the what
More while I could have it. More because my patient was preparing to leave. ... Because it was true. My patient passed away yesterday. Only a few hours after that encounter.
May 2022