Dealing with racist patients
Great article on dealing w/ racist (and sexist) patients here: https://t.co/VAJqaSW80b @purdy_eve @ketaminh @HeatherM211 #thatsbias — Megan Ranney MD MPH (@meganranney) October 22, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Great article on dealing w/ racist (and sexist) patients here: https://t.co/VAJqaSW80b @purdy_eve @ketaminh @HeatherM211 #thatsbias — Megan Ranney MD MPH (@meganranney) October 22, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Presenting for prescription is the 2nd most common reason for encounter in General Practice. As a new GP Registrar you will inevitably be tested out by the local drug seeking community to see if they can get their medications from you. Whilst you can approach this empathetically, your eventual ‘no’ may still feel ‘Mean,’ but…
Treating your fellow GP or other medical colleagues can be a real challenge. The simple stuff can leave your guessing if you are doing it right – and for the tricky stuff: mental health, substance abuse, impairment etc it can be an extremely stressful experience. Dr Penny Wilson has interviewed Dr Geoff Riley – he…
“Dear Neurologist, please see John ?head. Sincerely, Dr AB.” Referral letters are the way in which we can correspond our clinical information to our specialist colleagues. It is critically important and also reflects upon you as a clinician as to your medical skill and ability to be succinct. It has been pointed out many times…
Originally posted on Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine – THE PHARM dedicated to the memory of Dr John Hinds:
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Originally posted on drjustincoleman:
Non-linear Bangkokby Gary Wong Most doctors treat simple medical problems similarly. The presenting problem leads to a single diagnosis, which leads to a treatment; all in an uncomplicated, linear pattern. But in primary care, things are often not so simple. For multiple problems with complex underlying issues, no two consultations are ever…
Reblogged from “The Doctor’s Dilemma” By Dr Marlene Pearce. Link – THE ART OF UNCERTAINTY IN GENERAL PRACTICE
Originally posted on Mark Raines:
“Help Me Doc ….. I’m tired all the time” Its Friday 4:30, the end of the day, you skipped lunch to cut off a BCC, spent the first hour of the day organising retrieval of a patient you admitted late yesterday with chest pain who had a troponin leak overnight.…
Originally posted on GreenGP:
Should GPs bother asking patients about lifestyle factors? I was talking with GP registrar extraodinaire, Dr. Gerry Considine recently about how I felt that some of our attempts at preventive health in consultations can seem quite ineffectual for patients – like we are just going through the motions. A few examples included…