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Advising Parents on a Safe Halloween
October 12, 2020 | 2 min read
By being creative, everyone can safely celebrate Halloween this year. Beyond your household, consider holding a neighborhood physically distanced costume parade.
Clinical Reasoning
Attending to the Story
October 13, 2020 | 3 min read
It’s important to approach each patient with a fresh perspective. While prior diagnoses should be considered, anchoring to them introduces bias that may cloud your vision.
Connecting with Patients
Practicing the Art of Listening
September 28, 2020 | 2 min read
Listening is essential for humanistic patient care. Listening without interrupting may strengthen the patient-clinician relationship.
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A patient I'd seen through the dx and termination of pregnancy for a severe fetal anomaly asked me to sit w/ her on her hospital bed to show me photos of her life. Her daughter translated as she said, "Because when you think of me, I don't want you to think of all this." #gcchat https://twitter.com/CLOSLER/status/1319737716997840899
Asking patients to share photos & videos can give clinicians a deeper understanding of their lives. - https://mailchi.mp/a5e95541dd9e/johns-hopkins-miller-coulson-academy-of-clinical-excellence-pearls-of-the-week-from-closler-5094536
@CLOSLER Thank you! These words ring so true during these challenging COVID times. We often have to sit with silence over the phone or on a video conference 😢
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A patient I'd seen through the dx and termination of pregnancy for a severe fetal anomaly asked me to sit w/ her on her hospital bed to show me photos of her life. Her daughter translated as she said, "Because when you think of me, I don't want you to think of all this." #gcchat https://twitter.com/CLOSLER/status/1319737716997840899
Asking patients to share photos & videos can give clinicians a deeper understanding of their lives. - https://mailchi.mp/a5e95541dd9e/johns-hopkins-miller-coulson-academy-of-clinical-excellence-pearls-of-the-week-from-closler-5094536
@CLOSLER Thank you! These words ring so true during these challenging COVID times. We often have to sit with silence over the phone or on a video conference 😢