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Doctor's Day: the doctor-patient relationship

  • The doctor-patient relationship is a unique one based on trust and confidence. A sound two-way communication and mutual respect forms the basis of a successful doctor-patient relationship and the doctor plays a crucial role in fostering good relations.
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    The doctor-patient relationship is a unique one based on trust and confidence. A sound two-way communication and mutual respect forms the basis of a successful doctor-patient relationship and the doctor plays a crucial role in fostering good relations.

  • <ul><li>Listen to them patiently and respect their views
<li>Treat them politely and considerately</ul>
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    • Listen to them patiently and respect their views
    • Treat them politely and considerately

  • <ul><li>Maintain confidentially about patients diseases 
<li>Give them the information the patients have asked for about their condition, its treatment and prognosis</ul>
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    • Maintain confidentially about patients' diseases
    • Give them the information the patients have asked for about their condition, its treatment and prognosis

  • <ul><li>Give information in a way easy to understand manner
<li>Respect the patients right to get fully involved in decisions about their treatment</ul>
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    • Give information in a way easy to understand manner
    • Respect the patients' right to get fully involved in decisions about their treatment

  • Respect their right to a second opinion
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    Respect their right to a second opinion

  • While a doctor faces challenges in making sure that he or she understands the patients concerns and problems, every patient also has certain moral responsibilities.
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    While a doctor faces challenges in making sure that he or she understands the patients' concerns and problems, every patient also has certain moral responsibilities.

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  • <ul><li>Be polite and reasonable
<li>Use his/her time with the doctor properly</ul>
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    • Be polite and reasonable
    • Use his/her time with the doctor properly

  • Be honest and open with the doctor
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    Be honest and open with the doctor

  • Tell him/her about any medicines you are taking and/or allergies you may have. <i>(Photo: Dr Ravi Mohanka and Dr Arvinder Soin, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi)</i>
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    Tell him/her about any medicines you are taking and/or allergies you may have. (Photo: Dr Ravi Mohanka and Dr Arvinder Soin, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi)

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