Doctor-Patient Connections

Commentary on the human elements of medical care. In particular, the focus is on the experience of being a patient, the experience of being a physician or other health care professional, and the resultant impact on the relationship between patient and physician. These are the key factors on the quality of health care for the patient and on the physician's satisfaction and sense of meaningfulness in their work.

Friday, April 2, 2021

Doctor-Patient Relationships - COVID-19 Edition

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  Welcome Back to Doctor-Patient relationships - a COVID-19   Edition! It has been quite a while without new posts - while I do not have a...
Thursday, March 29, 2018

I thought you really meant ‘How are you?’

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You asked me “How are you doing?”  I thought it was more than a social check-in. Sensing something different than the usual You seem ...
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Saturday, August 5, 2017

“There is nothing else we can do for you!”

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“There is nothing else we can do for you!” In a plenary presented to the American Balint Society’s first National meeting (Estes Park,...
Friday, April 21, 2017

Observations from the Gurney:

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Whether it is in a hospital or in a doctor’s office, there is a profound shift in the nature of an adult - adult relationship when one o...
Sunday, April 2, 2017

What is your doctor's Relationship Quotient?

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Relationship Intelligence is NOT the same as  Emotional Intelligence What do I say to a patient who tells me about childhood memor...
Sunday, March 12, 2017

Measuring Balint Group Impact: A Proposal

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I loved the idea of three levels of impact from Balint group participation that John Salinsky suggested in his keynote address to the 2nd ...
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