Communication Skills and Doctor Patient （沟通技巧和医生病人）.pdfVIP

VOL.11 NO.3 MARCH 2006 MedicalEBduitolleritainl Communication Skills and Doctor Patient Relationship Prof. Samuel YS Wong MD, CCFP, FRACGP, Prof. Albert Lee MD, FHKAM, FRACGP, FRCP, FFPH Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. Samuel YS Wong Prof. Albert Lee This article has been selected by the Editorial Board of the Hong Kong Medical Diaryfor participants in the CME programme of the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK) to complete thefollowing self-assessment questions in order to be awarded one CME credit under the programme upon returning the completed answer sheet to the Federation Secretariat on or before 31 March 2006. Having good communication skills is essential for doctors mental health in patients. Moreover, in terms of reduction to establish good doctor patient relationship. Not of utilisation of health services, it was shown that patients surprisingly, many undergraduate and postgraduate who perceived that their visits had been patient centred medical education and training programmes have made received fewer diagnostic tests and referrals in the the attainment of good communication skills a core subsequent months. In another study that investigated requirement. With the increase in demand from patients physician interaction styles and perceived health services who value doctors who are patient centred (who spend quality by patients, Flocke et al (2003) performed a cross- time and listen to them), together with the rise of sectional study looking at 2881 patient visits of 138 family consu