Physician-Patient Relationship: The Present Situation and Our Responsibilities

The Patient-physician Relationship

DURING THE 1980S, RENEWED interest in the patientphysician relationship and the availability of more sophisticated audio and video technology allowed investigators to explore medical discourse in unprecedented detail. One of the most frequently quoted studies from this period (Beckman and Frankel) suggested that patients, asked to describe their concerns by a physician, were most often redirect...

Patient education: a study on the present situation and factors affecting success of patient education in hemodialysis

ABSTRACT Introduction: The hemodialysis patients face with multiple physical problems and psychosocial and social challenges. The proper interventions in the field of their education have a positive impact on the reduction of complications and improvement of the quality of their life. Despite the potential benefits of patient education, its success depends on various factors. The...

Celebrating the patient-physician relationship.

For me the month of February is about relationships— celebrating those we love on Valentine’s Day and, for many, honouring our relationships with family members on Family Day. This leads me to reflect on the relationships I have with my patients and how important they are to the work we do together to improve their health and well-being. As in our personal relationships, the relationship we hav...

Internet prescribing and the physician patient relationship.

MEDICINE & HEALTH/RHODE ISLAND In 1997, a young pharmacist who had gone on to medical school graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. In 2000, he was licensed to practice medicine in the state of Rhode Island; in 2001 he earned Board Certification in Emergency Medicine. Several years later, he entered into an agreement with Rx Partners, an Internet pharmacy that employed ph...

Managed care and the physician/patient relationship.