Patient and Doctor Communication: Are You Getting Enough Information? PR Web
Recent studies indicate that patients may not be getting full communication from their doctors on the purpose, side effects and proper use of medications. However, with advances in technology and the increased availability of information on the internet, patients can research best practices to play an active role in improving their treatment programs and outcomes. Knowledge of a system such as
Patient and Doctor Communication: Are You Getting Enough Information? PR Web via Yahoo! News
Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) November 15, 2006 -- A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that physicians often fail to communicate critical elements of medication use.
Doctors 'played down danger' of mental patient who killed cyclist Independent
Mental health campaigners called for extra investment in crisis services yesterday after an inquiry into the killing of a man by a psychiatric patient with a known history of violence said the death might have been avoided with better care.
More cash or 'eating disorder victims will die' The Scotsman
MORE money is needed if guidelines to improve the care of patients with eating disorders in Scotland are to have any effect, one of the experts behind the new advice said yesterday.
Homeopathy: Out of the Shadows and into the Mainstream Southern Illinoisan
"Homeopathy starts peeling off layers until you get to the core of the problem," says W. Todd Pierson, N.D., a naturopathic doctor who practices locally in Herrin and Murphysboro. "Instead of just treating symptoms, homeopathy goes much deeper into the human organism.
Virtual checkups allow nursing agencies to keep tabs on clients Boston Globe
Leah Robinson didn't have far to go for her biweekly checkup with a nurse from a home health agency.
Virtual checkups allow nursing agencies to keep tabs on clients Greenwich Time
NORWALK, Conn. -- Leah Robinson didn't have far to go for her biweekly checkup with a nurse from a home health agency. She sat down at her computer and hit a blue button when the phone rang at 10:45 a.m. Seconds later, nurse Mary Ross appeared on the computer monitor in Robinson's study.
Student group makes BC campus a HEARTSafe community The Heights
"Ba bum, ba bum, ba bum." The everyday feeling of your heartbeat. A natural function of the living human body. But it's also a feeling that could end at any second. Last year, Brett Erhardt, A&S '09, was taking an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) course on campus and heard nearby talk of the HEARTSafe Communities spreading to college campuses.
Wide Racial Disparities Found In Coronary Artery Disease Deaths Medical News Today
African-American patients with coronary artery disease die at a significantly higher rate than white patients with the same degree of disease, according to an analysis of more than 20,000 patients by cardiologists at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. [click link for full article]
Grace Under Pressure: Researchers Analyze Effects Of Stress On Decision-making Ability Science Daily
A nursing student assigned to check a heart patient's vital statistics enters the patient's room. Suddenly, the patient stops breathing and exhibits an erratic heartbeat. Fortunately, the emergency was merely a simulation at the Human Performance Laboratory at Florida State University's Learning Systems Institute in Tallahassee, Florida.


Patient-doctor communication.
There is also increased interest in researching patient-doctor communication and recognizing the need to teach and measure this specific clinical skill.
Institute for Doctor-Patient Communication, Division of General
Develop and implement criteria used to assess doctor-patient communication skills in the required evaluation of medical students.
Doctor-Patient Communication Getting started
The articles in the series “Doctor-Patient Communication” have been adapted from articles that appeared originally in the French-language journal
Doctor-Patient Communication: When Things Go Wrong
While the vast majority of physicians are able to deal effectively with challenges, on occasion, the issues may take their toll on doctors and be expressed
Doctor-patient communications report
Responsive health service depends on listening to patients - Minister.
Doctor-patient communication. Clinical implications of social
Research in the social sciences has clarified the nature and problems of doctor-patient communication. The development of adequate communication skills is
The Doctors Company | Effective Physician Communication Skills
Faulty communication can occur in a variety of settings. For example, a patient may be jeopardized when the referring doctor provides too little information
Improving doctor-patient communicationNot an option, but a necessity
This is a false economy if, as Kaplan suggests, it results in patients abandoning that doctor. Good doctor-patient communication offers patients tangible