by Suneel Dhand, MD | Jun 29, 2018 | Clinician Issues
The doctor-patient interaction is the absolute core of clinical medicine. Maybe I’ll go much further: it’s the core of healthcare in general. I always try to remember, whenever I’m ever feeling frustrated with the system, the crazy bureaucracy—and of course, the...
by Suneel Dhand, MD | Jun 20, 2018 | Clinician Issues, Healthcare Industry
There are so many theories out there about what we should or shouldn’t be doing with our complex and fragmented healthcare system. We are facing a perfect storm of factors: an ageing population, a huge increase in chronic disease, new and expensive treatments, and...
by Suneel Dhand, MD | Jun 7, 2018 | Clinician Issues
VIDEO It’s a scenario that any practicing physician will be familiar with. You get a call that a patient or family member is “very upset” or “angry” about something. I’ve written previously about this topic, and some basic communication techniques for dealing with...
by Suneel Dhand, MD | May 31, 2018 | Clinician Issues, Patient Advocacy
This post was originally published as “Dear patient, how to be pushy with your doctor“ Seeing a physician in a healthcare environment is an anxious and somewhat intimidating time for many patients. It’s easy for physicians to forget this as we go about our...
by Suneel Dhand, MD | May 22, 2018 | Clinician Issues
This post was originally published at suneeldhand.com The path to becoming a physician is a long and character-defining one. From the moment one first realizes that they want to become a doctor, applies to medical school, and then goes through the rigorous next few...
by Suneel Dhand, MD | May 10, 2018 | Clinician Issues
This post was syndicated from DocThinx I recently needed to transfer my patient to a larger medical center for some urgent care. As I sat there in my relatively small hospital working out where they would be best served, a famous academic medical center that was not...
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