Gout Natural Remedies
amplify.comA handful of remedies for gout that are non-invasive and without medications
“At the end of every clinic day, pick a patient you saw earlier that day, and give him/her a quick call, 'just to see how they're doing'. Make your choice selfishly -- pick a patient that you feel good about, that you know will appreciate the call, and who won't take advantage of that call to wedge in another 'Oh, By The Way'. Those 2 minutes will make the patient feel like they have the best doctor in the world -- and will help remind you why you really became a doctor.”
—An attending in my residency program, explaining how to use “favoritism” as a reward for a hard day’s work. :)
(I could’ve sworn I’d posted this before, but the Archives have swallowed it up.)
This week in healthcare news
amplify.comBetting that money is more persuasive than words, more employers vow to use financial rewards and penalties to prod their workers to fitness in 2012. Employers have seen serious problems related to obesity, she said, including higher rates of depression, absenteeism, low productivity and more medical claims. An overweight employee costs employers $5,000 more a year in health costs than a healthy-weight individual. The survey of 335 employers found that the share of companies that used financial rewards in health management programs increased to 54% in 2011 from 36% in 2009. In 2012, about 80% of companies plan to offer financial rewards.
Health: Neurology, 6 Out Of 10 Patients Outside A Proper Care : http://newish.info/22679-health-neurology-6-out-of-10-patients-outside-a-proper-care
Not In Nottingham
PatientsNot In Nottingham/Oo-De-Lally by Patients
originally by Roger Miller (from Disney’s Robin Hood)
Bedside Manners: Patient Personalities 101
I’m currently on my psychiatry rotation at a major hospital in Chicago, and I have come to learn, and understand that as you progress in your medical training and career, you will encounter many different types of patients who have a wide range of personality traits and circumstances. These individuals will be faced with depression, terminal illnesses, chronic pain, addiction, and other problems. Some of them will be kind and a joy to see; others will be angry, frustrating, and challenging.
As a physician, you will need to get along with almost everybody well enough to do your job and, at the same time, develop a decent reputation. Your mission, of course, is to assure that your patients receive the best medical care that you can deliver, in a nonjudgmental way, no matter what their personal characteristics are. How well you accomplish this mission will in large part determine the kind of physician you are.
By carefully considering your patients’ personality traits and circumstances, you’ll be able to provide compassionate as well as scientific care to your patients. Keeping in mind that people are much more complex than any one of these characteristics, you might consider the following “types” of patients…
