trusted clinician-patient relationship

doctor counseling patient

3 Ways Clinicians can Transform the Obesity Conversation

I’m on a mission to educate healthcare professionals (as well as the individuals they treat), about the changing field of obesity care. GLP-1 medications are having a ripple effect throughout our society in how Americans shop, eat, and spend their money. They also are shining a light on the disease of obesity and the availability

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medical students on rounds

Teaching Future Physicians Patient-Centered Care and Team Presentations

In my introductory small group session on Lifestyle Medicine for first-year medical students, I ask students to interview and introduce the person sitting next to them. This simple ice breaker activity accomplishes three foundational communication skills essential to being a doctor: –Learning how to ask informative, inquisitive questions –Listening to responses and reacting dynamically to

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doctor counseling patient

3 Ways Clinicians can Transform the Obesity Conversation

I’m on a mission to educate healthcare professionals (as well as the individuals they treat), about the changing field of obesity care. GLP-1 medications are having a ripple effect throughout our society in how Americans shop, eat, and spend their money. They also are shining a light on the disease of obesity and the availability

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medical students on rounds

Teaching Future Physicians Patient-Centered Care and Team Presentations

In my introductory small group session on Lifestyle Medicine for first-year medical students, I ask students to interview and introduce the person sitting next to them. This simple ice breaker activity accomplishes three foundational communication skills essential to being a doctor: –Learning how to ask informative, inquisitive questions –Listening to responses and reacting dynamically to

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