Search results for "Physician-patient relationship"
Treating the patient, not the disease
In his latest KevinMD column, ACP's Vice President of Membership and Global Engagement, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, shares his personal experience of the health care system as a caregiver.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/03/6.htm
3 Mar 2020
What doctors can (and should) learn from patients
In his latest KevinMD column, ACP's Vice President of Membership and Global Engagement, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, discusses the foundational principle of caring partnerships with patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/11/6.htm
11 Feb 2020
Understanding nonadherence, and the power of time
Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, posts on KevinMD about why patients may not follow instructions and why “the tincture of time” is important.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/18/6.htm
18 Dec 2018
The healing touch, and the worried well
Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, blogs at KevinMD about the importance of the physical examination as a key component of the diagnostic process and the physician-patient relationship.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/27/4.htm
27 Feb 2018
A part of patient care that I was not taught in medical school
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD in a post about how expressing condolences is a part of patient care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/08/6.htm
8 Aug 2017
Dr. Google isn't all bad: Patient engagement might help outcomes
Columnist Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, writes that engaged patients who take the time to learn about their conditions are more likely to be active participants in their care, which could make physicians' lives easier, not more difficult.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/01/4.htm
1 Nov 2016