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Patient Communications: An Exciting Healthcare Challenge June 2014
This post first appeared online as a response to Becker’s ASC Review’s “Ask a Gastroenterologist” Series on June 20, 2014. Almost a decade ago, [...]
Pediatric Gastroenterologist Desale Yacob, MD, On His Week at the Drossman Center for the Education and Practice of Biopsychosocial Care April 2014
Desale Yacob, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus Ohio, shares his experience after spending a week at the Drossman Center for the Education [...]
10 Tips for Improved Communication with Your Patients April 2014
Health care providers spend the majority of their time doing on one communication with their patients. It’s well recognized that good communication skills are [...]
Two Sisters Share Their Experiences Living with Ulcerative Colitis Under Dr. Drossman’s Care April 2014
Holland Graham 38, of Wilmington NC and Perren Rives, 29, of Redding CA, are two sisters living with ulcerative colitis(UC), a chronic, or long-lasting, [...]
Dr. Li-Hua Peng Visits Drossman Center as Part of Rome Foundation-China Collaboration March 2014
I had the honor of welcoming Li-Hua Peng, MD, to the Drossman Center for the Education and Practice of Biopsychosocial Care in Chapel Hill, [...]
Today’s Medical Students are Learning How to Talk with Patients from My Former Students February 2014
A recent feature online at WNPR News, "Medical Students in New Haven Learn How to Deliver Bad News," I have taught patient centered interviewing [...]
Bernard Lown, MD on the Over-Medicalization of Patients February 2014
Wanted to share this amazing BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) interview with renowned cardiologist and peace activist Bernard Lown, MD . In 14 [...]
Will the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Affect Good Communication and Patient Centered Care? December 2013
For medical clinicians, our growing challenge is to find ways to reconcile the required use of the electronic medical record (EMR) with efforts to [...]
Understanding and Treating Patients with Refractory Functional Abdominal Pain October 2013
Last month I had the honor of presenting on, "Understanding and Treating Patients with Refractory Functional Abdominal Pain," during the University of North Carolina's [...]
Partnering in Patient Care: The Importance of Choosing Wisely September 2013
In my previous communication I discussed the derivation of patient centered care and why it is so important to empower the patient when making [...]