Communication: A Basic Skill of Medical Practice

The doctor-patient relationship is central to the practice of medicine and essential for delivery high-quality healthcare in diagnosis treatment disease. There utmost need effective communication medical practice. Communication key that unlocks a number benefits. It leads increased patient satisfaction, better understanding treatment, improved compliance, overall health. Therefore, clearer understanding, thus, outcomes patients’ attendants’ satisfaction. with patients should be emphasized as it helps feel at ease, reduces their anxiety builds confidence, makes patients/clients valued, chances errors. Some barriers are such personal barriers: negative attitude by doctors towards giving low priority due concern primarily treat illness rather than focus on other needs which may psychological or related social wellbeing. Human failings, tiredness stress: A lack inclination communicate patients. This can time, uncomfortable topics, confidence concerns relating confidentiality. Inconsistency providing information conflicting different providers. Organizational barriers, pressure work being subjected interruptions. If complains justified important you apologize ask relatives what they would like done about it. Any problem family feels experience actively identified appropriate action taken resolve them. demanding behavior continues, set limit tell them cannot do done. insist continuing disagree patient’s management, necessary call some senior doctor try explain convince Imparting bad news an emotional well requires additional targeted strategies. When speak get chance clarify doubts. Medical schools/ Colleges must encouraged provide best possible skills training part core undergraduate curriculum. have objectives clear methods assessment. More programs developed post graduate level. Doctors use appraisal process vehicle discussing success training. Bangladesh J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 178