
No news is not good news
Am I doing all the talking?
If you’re explaining something and notice yourself doing all the talking this is a great cue to yourself to stop and check-in.
Read more for tips and making sure your patient is on board with your discussion.

Checking For Understanding
You’ve taken the history made the diagnosis and come up with the management plan. You’re on the home straight.
All that’s left is to make sure your patient is able to follow the treatment plan.
Here is where it can all fall apart.
This post talks about how we can use communication skills to set our patients up for successful self-management of their health, and better outcomes.