by Marcus Greatheart | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Medical Education, Uncategorized |
We know that doctors of different types and stripes have different appointment lengths, and if you’re working on an inpatient service you may not have a specific schedule. Regardless of whether you have eight, fifteen or thirty minutes (like I do in my clinic...
by Marcus Greatheart | May 31, 2021 | Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Medical Education, Uncategorized |
The laundry list A common gripe from doctors is the patient who arrives with a never-ending list of issues. “These patients have unrealistic expectations,” they complain. “We can’t possibly address them all in the short time we have.” We might think that...
by Nicolas Mertens | May 22, 2021 | Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Uncategorized |
A worsening doctor-patient communication problem Back in Medical school, we learned that doctors are quick to interrupt patients at the very start of the clinical encounter — my colleagues and I all committed to doing better. Interestingly, that study from the 1980s...
by Marcus Greatheart | May 7, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized |
Rest in Power, Mary Lou! Mary Lou smiled wide as she spoke to me. Sure, she would help teach a safe sex workshop to the Friday night LGBTQ+ youth group, but first I’d have to come by the clinic myself for a check up. That way I could talk from experience, she...
by Marcus Greatheart | May 1, 2021 | Barriers to Health Care, Blog, Communication Skills for Doctors, Equity Work, Transgender Health, Uncategorized |
how do I know if my patient is transgender? In my practice I work with many medical students and residents who we train in part to provide gender affirming care. I frequently speak with colleagues who know I have a transgender-inclusive family practice and field many...
