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- Patient Resources - American Medical Association
Stay on top of the latest developments related to patient education Browse the AMA’s patient education resources, full of information and tools that physicians can share with their patients, including educational handouts for patients and other patient education materials
- What doctors wish patients knew about end-of-life care planning
When patients take time to document their health care wishes—before a crisis—physicians and families are better equipped to honor their goals Yet many adults have never discussed serious illness and end-of-life care planning or completed advance directives, leaving critical decisions to be made by loved ones in moments of stress or
- What doctors wish patients knew about the impact of caffeine
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines In this installment, four AMA members shared what doctors wish patients knew about caffeine They are:
- The do’s and donts of calling out a patients bad behavior
Always treat their patients with compassion and respect Explore the reasons for which a patient behaves in disrespectful, derogatory or prejudiced ways insofar as possible Physicians should identify, appreciate and address potentially treatable clinical conditions or personal experiences that influence patient behavior
- Do’s and don’ts for effective patient-physician communication
In a table, the authors provided examples of do’s and don’ts for effective communication with patients and how they align with different goals and strategies, as outlined below
- What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™ - American Medical Association
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™ When it comes to effective doctor-patient communication, it's important that both parties are speaking from a base of shared knowledge The American Medical Association provides a space where physicians share what they want patients to understand about today's health care headlines
- What doctors wish patients knew about cancer screening and prevention
Most patients are diagnosed at a far less treatable, later stage of the disease And with about 20% of lung cancer deaths preventable, evidence-based screening recommendations for high-risk patients offer the best hope to catch the disease early and provide the best chance for effective treatment A medical oncologist shares more
- Patients, doctors like telehealth. Here’s what should come next.
Massive survey shows how patients and physicians feel about telehealth Learn what’s needed to protect and improve this mode of care
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