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Medicine has Become a Business. But What is the Cost? January 2019
I have seen a great deal of changes in the practice of medicine. I grew up in the 50’s and 60’s when Marcus Welby [...]
What Can Clinicians Do to Improve IBS and IBD Treatment? Improve Their Patient Communication Skills June 2018
Earlier this month I spoke at DDW, the national gastroenterology meetings during the AGA Postgraduate Course on the topic: Maximizing the Patient-Provider Relationship Using Effective Communication [...]
Five Things Patients with Brain-Gut Disorders Need to Know
Five Things Patients with Disorders Involving Brain-Gut Interaction Need to Know About Effective Doctor-Patient Communications April 2018 Functional gastrointestinal disorders, what we are now [...]
What Do Patients Want? Honesty, Respect, Effective Communications June 2017
My career has included a focus on the value of patient-provider relationship and the value of effective communications. It's great to see continued dialogue [...]
What Do Patients Want? Honesty, Respect, Effective Communications
My career has included a focus on the value of patient-provider relationship and the value of effective communications. It's great to see continued dialogue [...]
Achieving Effective Patient-Provider Communication Webinar with Dr. Drossman May 2017
One of the greatest problems that emerges with continually decreasing amounts of time that clinicians can spend with patients include the inability to: 1) [...]
Free Webinar: Stop Suffering – Learn How to Talk to Your Doctor for Better Health Outcomes April 2017
Free Gastro Girl Webinar Featuring Douglas A. Drossman, MD April 24, 2017 8 PM EDT Achieving Effective Patient-Provider Communication Register Now! Space is [...]
Helpful Insights for Patients from a GI Doctor: Dr. Drossman Shares Tips with IFFGD
Check out "A Conversation with Douglas A. Drossman, MD" where I share insights on patient-centered care, the biopsychosocial approach to functional gastrointestinal disorders and [...]
Are You a Patient’s “Dream Doctor”? July 2016
A recent article, A Doctor that Every Patient Would Want, by Suneel Dhand, MD, highlights much of what I have been writing and speaking [...]
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 [...]