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How to Make the Most of Your Doctor Visit Webinar with Dr. Drossman
Whether you (or a loved one) have already been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or are struggling silently with gastrointestinal symptoms like abdominal [...]
FDA Invites Patients to Public Meeting on Functional Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders April 2015
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), invites patients to an upcoming public meeting on Functional Gastrointestinal (GI) Disorders to be held May 11, 2015 [...]
How the Internet Can Hinder the Doctor-Patient Relationship March 2015
It is no surprise that many patients take to the internet to search for health information, find support from other people who share similar [...]
GI Fellow Emily Rolfsmeyer, MD, Gains New Perspective on Treating Patients with FGIDs February 2015
I am currently a GI fellow at OHSU in Portland, OR, and as a part of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society’s clinical training [...]
Why We Need to Evaluate Doctors for Their Empathy, Not Just Their Technical Skills January 2015
I'm still thinking about an article I read in the New York Times a few weeks ago by Nirmal Joshi, MD, who illuminated a significant challenge [...]
Understand IBS-IBD from the Biopsychosocial Perspective September 2014
As providers we often struggle to understand how our patients experience illness in relationship to their disease, such as the data that is discernible [...]
Dr. Drossman Talks Physician-Patient Communications on Doctor Radio-Sirius XM 81Aug 25! August 2014
Interested in learning more about effective physician-patient relationships? Want tips for making the most of your doctor visit? Tune in on Monday August 25 [...]
Challenges in the Physician- Patient Relationship: “Feeling Drained” August 2014
Although I first wrote these words about the challenges of the physician-patient relationship in 2001, they are still appropriate in today's healthcare climate. I [...]
Let’s Not Forget the Power of the Physical Exam August 2014
A recent New York Times Well Blog post provided an insightful and valuable commentary on the importance of the physical exam for diagnosing illness. [...]
Suffering with Chronic GI Symptoms? Here’s How to Make the Most of Your Doctor Visit July 2014
Most would agree that good communication skills are the cornerstone of an effective patient-provider relationship. In a previous post, I offered tips to help physicians [...]