Listening Not Labelling: Honouring Different Perspectives In Medical Care
What do you think when you hear the phrase “The patient lacks insight” And what will your next steps be?
When our patients perspective and choices differ from our recommendations, this can bring up feelings of frustration on all sides.
With care and attention, working through these different perspectives with your patient can create powerful change to their health outcomes.
Are you ready to change lives?
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.
What’s there to learn about listening anyway?
Have you had the experience of not feeling heard?
The quality of our listening can have a signficant impact on how successful a conversation is.
This post explores how listening can affect whether we achieve what we hope for in clinical conversations and interactions.
What's your listening like?