Communication skills in medicine: where do we come from and where are we going?
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The physician-patient relationship has changed throughout history, as the role of physician has been transformed. Modern physicians need to be educated on how to use highly specialized knowledge when approaching the patient as a unique and whole person living in a given psychological, social, and material context. This relationship evolved from a paternalistic model to a cooperative-deliberative one, representing a meeting between two “experts:” the physician as the medical expert and the patient as the expert on himself. According to this model, communication between patients and physicians must be based on common understanding in a caring and dynamic relationship that also involves the patient’s family. Nevertheless, this new approach is not free from difficulties, because physicians have to learn to adapt to its demands. This situation has led to a new concept known as the “empowered patient” (1).
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