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In Every Patient Tells a Story, Dr Lisa Sanders takes a closer look at the process of solving diagnostic dilemmas, providing first-hand knowledge and intuition that leads a doctor to make the right diagnosis. Never in the history of mankind have doctors...

Narrative medicine shies away from conventional models of the 'doctor-patient relationship' and instead invites a fascinating exploration of the dynamics of the encounter. It reminds us that it is only when we allow ourselves to move beyond the clichés arising from assertive strategies that we...

Derived from the humanities and patient-centred care, narrative medicine unites patients, doctors, nurses, therapists and health activists to reimagine healthcare based on trust, credibility, humility...

Narrative medicine has emerged in response to a commodified healthcare system with corporate and bureaucratic demands. It was formed from a combination of sources, including the humanities and medicine, narratology and relationship studies....

The publication presents narrative medicine from two perspectives: medical and literary/language studies. The texts collected in it focus on: the role of narrative medicine in clinical practice, the importance of narratives about the experience of illness and disability in...

This article aims to describe the Italian programme to improve relationship and communication skills (PERCS-Italy) in difficult healthcare conversations. PERCS-Italy has been offered in two versions in different hospitals in Milan since 2008. Each workshop lasts ...

Effective communication between healthcare professionals in the intensive care unit (ICU) is particularly needed.... Nurses and doctors are very important parts of the healthcare system. Therefore, identifying strategies that would improve communication between...

The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of current knowledge on factors affecting nurse-physician communication and interventions developed to improve nurse-physician communication. The review considers...

Effective communication between healthcare professionals contributes to safe and efficient patient care, while lack of communication can lead to adverse patient outcomes and increased healthcare expenditure. The preference for communication...

The aim of this article is to identify opportunities for the development of future curricula and tools to support communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 89 sources were included in the review. All but three articles described ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the paradigm of doctor-patient communication with the rapid adoption of video-based medical visits by most of the medical community. The purpose of this article is to identify effective techniques for surgeons to build rapport during...

Video consultation is gaining importance as a possible alternative to outpatient visits. However, little is known about satisfaction and quality of care using video instead of face-to-face consultation. The aim of this observational survey study was to ...

This article addresses the issue of physician image in the doctor-patient relationship in the age of the Internet and the impact of the Internet on patient compliance. Patients know that their doctors have broader and deeper medical knowledge than they do, but the image of the doctor seems...

While the medical encounter remains the most trusted channel for patients to obtain health information, the internet is increasingly serving as an alternative medium for doctor-patient communication. This study examines the mutual ...

Patient-doctor communication is essential for patient-centred healthcare. Physicians are concerned that electronic health records negatively impact patient communication. The results showed that the use of EHRs (electronic...