Effective Communication

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​The opportunity for Effective Communication will remain a significant reality of your medical practice.  Whether the need arises in litigation, at conferences at your hospital or in your office, you will need to take command of each situation with your best tools, which include:

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• your well-documented patient chart
• your superior medical experience and training

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You will need to learn how:

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• to testify at hearings
• document incidents for Quality Assurance Reports
• Disclose medical errors, bad outcomes and unanticipated events to patients
• Conduct patient education
• Avoid custom and practice testimony
• Develop powerful communication, by framing the context of patient discussions, in order to provide meaning to informed consent discussions.