MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bedside manner'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:30:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169553&cid=t_216828_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgreat-clinical-care-and-excellent-bedside-manner-are-they-mutually-exclusive%2F2011.08.26 The New York Times recently published an article titled, Finding a Quality Doctor, Dr. Danielle Ofri an internist at NYU, laments how she was unable to perform as well as expected in the areas of patient care as it related to diabetes.  From the August 2010 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Ofri notes that her report card showed the following – 33% of patients with diabetes have glycated hemoglobin levels at goal, 44% have cholesterol levels at goal, and a measly 26% have blood pressure at goal.  She correctly notes that these measurements alone aren’t what makes a doctor a good quality one, but rather the areas of interpersonal skills, compassion, and empathy, which most of us would agree constitute a doctor’s bedside manner, should count as well. Her articl... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169553 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5169553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158991&cid=t_216828_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fimproving-surgical-residents-bedside-manner%2F2011.08.25 I was alerted to this Archives of Surgery article (full reference below) by MedPage Today:  Role Playing Boosts Surgical Residents’ Bedside Manner. I find it intriguing.  Role playing gives you a chance for a “do-over” when you make a social or communication faux pas. So much of medicine is communication.  Those of us who have been at it for years, deliver bad news differently (learned the hard way) now than we did previously.  You choose your words more carefully (though I still occasionally screw up).  Some words are more emotionally charged than others.  Some patients want more information than others. The University of Connecticut Health Center conducted a prospective study  of a pilot project designed to  teach surgical residents patient-centered communication skills... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158991 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:15:00 +0100 5158991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600580&cid=t_216828_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F16%2Ftips-to-find-a-good-enough-doctor-2%2F Inspired from all the comments she received from my interview with her on chronic illness, Dr. Elvira Aletta compiled some suggestions for finding a good-enough doctor. In her previous Psych Central post called Tips to Find a Good-Enough Doctor, she throws out three basic qualities she looks for in a doctor: Expertise, knowledge, intellectual curiosity and all the right credentials. Warm, receptive, a good listener and communicator. The bedside manner thing. A well-run office, with smart, efficient support & medical staff. Then she follows up with a few more points to keep in mind while shopping for a doctor… Here are a few more of Dr. Elvira Aletta’s tips to find a good-enough doctor: If you are in doubt, interview several doctors as if they were applying for a job an... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600580 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:23:01 +0100 4600580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858155&cid=t_216828_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-to-talk-to-your-doctor-3-simple-steps%2F2010.08.11 As a practicing primary care doctor, I continue to work incredibly hard on making my bedside manner even better so that patients feel heard. The other reason is because as most doctors learned in medical school 90 percent of getting the right diagnosis comes from taking a good history from a patient. Unfortunately with shorter doctor office visits and doctors interrupting patients within 23 seconds of starting, you need to know how to get your concerns across. While I don’t believe this is the responsibility of patients, the reality is not everyone has access to doctors with great bedside manner. How to talk to your doctor is quite easy if you follow three simple steps. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Saving Money and Surviving the Healthcare Cris... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858155 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:00:00 +0100 3858155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533842&cid=t_216828_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-to-choose-a-great-doctor%2F2010.05.04 As a practicing family doctor, it’s easy for me to figure out how to choose a great doctor. Let me tell you the secrets in finding the best one for you and what I tell my family and friends. Look for the following: – Board certification – Report card on quality – Licensing/public reporting As a doctor, I know many doctors who have great bedside manner but aren’t particularly reliable in giving the right medical care you deserve, and these traits separate the so-so doctors from the truly excellent ones. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Saving Money and Surviving the Healthcare Crisis* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533842 Tue, 04 May 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3533842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958990&cid=t_216828_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fdo-you-have-to-like-your-doctor-in-a-life-of-chronic-pain%2F If there is one area of life those of us with chronic disease or daily pain know all about, it’s doctors. Some of us have the benefit of experience from a background in medicine. For others, you just get one whale of an education by going from doctor to doctor. How important is it, in your opinion, to like the doctor who treats you? We often elect our politicians based on their affability, their charm, their ability to give a crowd stirring speech. In my career as a nurse I’ve met many doctors who would have made interesting politicians, however effective or ineffective they would be in the follow through. In fact, there are quite a few doctors already serving in Congress. I’ve known doctors, both male and female who are sincerely devout healers. During the last swine flu outbreak in... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958990 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:15:12 +0100 2958990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832295&cid=t_216828_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fpolitical-correctness-is-gone-in-a-life-with-chronic-pain%2F In case you haven’t noticed, our world has become heavily laden with political correctness. Sometimes, it’s almost paralytic. With each administration in Washington DC, the issues of the day are assigned new names. The war on terror is no longer called the war on terror. It reminds me of a trip to one of the local coffee dispensers which are on every corner here in the Northwest. If you walk in and order a cup of coffee, and don’t know the politically correct adjectives involved, you can leave there with your plain cup of coffee and feel like an idiot. It’s bad enough if you don’t know the difference between grande and large, cappuccino or latte’s, foam and dry, etc. The worse part is the look you get from the youngster wearing the cap and apron who is working behind the counte... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832295 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:28:45 +0100 2832295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027121&cid=t_216828_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fmyths-about-doctors.html Patients still have a number of misconceptions about doctors.These include the following.1. All doctors are equally competent2. All doctors have the same interests and expertise3. You can judge a doctor's competence by his bedside manner4. A doctor's reputation is a good benchmark of his medical skills.Not only do patients have misconceptions about doctors, even doctors harbour misconceptions about themselves !This list is from Dr. David Newman in his book Hippocrates’ Shadow: Secrets From The House Of Medicine). Physicians don’t know as much as you think they do.Doctors do know that many of the tests, drugs and procedures they order and prescribe either do not work or have not been proven to work.Doctors disagree about everything.Doctors like ordering tests better than they like liste... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027121 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:04:00 +0100 2027121