published by the American Medical Association in their amednews.com.
It's a fictional dialog between a doctor and a patient about communication
and modesty. Here's the link.
Monday, January 31, 2011
DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION & THE MODESTY ISSUE
Dr. Maurice Bernstein and Doug Capra have co-written an article just
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Well done Doug and Dr. Bernstein!
It is exciting to see this subject vine its way into medical academia. Great job in your efforts to bring this issue to the attention of those who need to see it, as well as supporting those who will find strength in knowing that there are ways for words to build bridges.
Someday it would be interesting to see patient and doctor trade places in the theoretical scenario, proving that communication has afforded each the understanding of being in each others shoes.
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Congratulations! The issue is still in diapers, but it seems things will improve in the future.
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