It seems to be a common complaint from patients that the doctor was abrupt or off-hand with them and didn’t explain what their options were. Too often if a doctor has to explain that his or her patient has a serious illness or that the outlook is negative the patient Continue reading Doctor can you learn to communicate more effectively with patients?
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People say you only get feedback when things don’t work or when something goes wrong. How true that is when you think about patients and their treatment. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have some conversation from those for whom you have successfully got to the root of their problem and Continue reading Positive feedback from patients too Expectations about what is likely to happen in a certain situation can lead to frustration and unhappiness for you as a busy doctor. Perhaps you are feeling very cross because someone hasn’t done something you’d expected them to do. You hadn’t actually told them what you wanted from them and yet you believed they would know instinctively what it is you want from them. Do you recognise this scenario? Continue reading Expectations of a busy doctor: real or imagined? Overweight doctors, nurses and the US Surgeon General What do you think of this article? Are you an overweight doctor and how do you cope with advice to obese patients? Posted [...] Are you a better doctor if you’ve experienced the illness or condition your patient has? I’ve wondered about this for years! Can a man know what it’s like to give birth, for example, and does experiencing this make a female doctor a better obstetrician as a result? Continue reading Are you a better doctor if…? |
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