Physician Patient Relationship

PARK CITY, Utah — By consenting to provide care to patients who are seeking it, practitioners establish relationships with those patients. But these transactions are not as simple as they seem, according to a presentation here.

The high discordance of disease severity grading between patients and physicians calls for targeted interventions and more compassionate health care approaches, according to a study.

NEW ORLEANS — Orthopedic surgeons should understand their goals and audience and be consistent in their branding when using social media, according to a presenter here.

Healio spoke with Ahmed Elkhanany, MD, about how to approach patient conversations after a diagnosis of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.

After more than 25 years covering the specialty of orthopedic surgery for Orthopedics Today, Healio, Orthopaedics Today Europe and Spine Surgery Today, I am finally moving on to a different specialty – retirement.

Gaslighting occurs in a relationship when one person is made to feel manipulated and questions their reality. Medical gaslighting takes place when a patient’s concerns about their health are dismissed, minimized or they do not feel heard.

The word “gaslighting” has taken on a life of its own in recent years, being used in the context of interpersonal relationships, political discourse and online chatter.

Healio spoke with Yasha Modi, MD, about treatments in the pipeline for geographic atrophy.

When caring for patients with gastrointestinal disorders, good communication is key — without it, patients can be left in a vulnerable state not having the information they need to manage their disease.

This time last year, many physicians looked forward to reclaiming a sense of normalcy in their lives and practices. We started 2022 hoping for a return to a pre-pandemic way of practice. Instead, we found a profession permanently changed.