Defining the patient-physician relationship for the 21st century.

The doctor/patient relationship for the 21st century. Clash of 'cultural creatives' and 'traditionals' helps focus the future of patient care.

The doctor/patient relationship is at a crossroads. Some patients--traditionals--want the doctor calling all the shots, deciding the best treatment path to follow. But cultural creatives--heavily influenced by bioethics--desire more of a give and take when it comes to their health care. They see the physician as an advisor, and they want to decide the best treatment on their own terms. Take a c...

Studying the physician patient relationship: a 21st century approach.

مراقبت های بهداشتی اوَلیَه (PHC) همچنان راهبردی برای گسترش عدالت در سلامت

Introduction: The impact of PHC in providing and extending equity is valuable. To present the PHC role in health system, and providing some approaches to deal with its related challenges. Literature review: Alma Ata declaration is a valid document for defining principles and bases of PHC. In 1987 the PHC was accepted as a major key to achievement for Health For All (HFA)by the year 2000.But the...

The fine things on earth.

Global climate change has been described as the defining issue for health in the 21st century.1 The current and potential adverse health effects of climate change have been well described and range from changes in food and water security to the direct and indirect adverse health effects of worsening air quality from greenhouse gases.2 Family physicians are ideally poised to lead a response to g...

Enhancing communication in the 21st century.

Quality communication is a critical component in all aspects of public health and clinical care. The quality of the process of communication between the patient/family and the physician affects the quality of the patient/family-physician relationship, patient behavior, and health outcomes. Advances in communication and information technologies can enhance the quality of communication, not only ...