Communication Skills

Although good doctor-patient communication is an important component of good medical practice, such good communication in an emergency department setting poses some very unique challenges:1. Mismatch between physician's and patient's expectations.- Most patients in emergency department come with sudden, often unexpected, serious illnesses (including trauma). Such sudden nature results in an

Doctor-patient relationship

Mr. Siah shared in Malaysiakini.com regarding the unpleasant experience he had in bringing her aunt from Sarawak to Selayang Hospital. You can get the full article of that story by clicking here. But in summary, it is when her aunt, who had a cancer, had to be operated upon with expertise in Selayang Hospital. So, she was flown from Sarawak to Selayang but later was told that the operation had