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Doctor can you learn to communicate more effectively with patients?

Susan Kersley — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:49:20 +0000

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

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Positive feedback from patients too

Susan Kersley — Wed, 19 May 2010 10:51:35 +0000

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

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Expectations of a busy doctor: real or imagined?

Susan Kersley — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:34:23 +0000

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?

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Overweight doctors, nurses and the US Surgeon General

Susan Kersley — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:40:31 +0000

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 using ShareThis

Overweight doctors, nurses and the US Surgeon General was first posted on October 17, 2009 at 6:40 am.
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Are you a better doctor if…?

Susan Kersley — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:34:22 +0000

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?

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