Building a partnership with your doctor: good doctor-patient communication
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Building a partnership with your doctor: good doctor-patient communication

Doctor and patient communication should be a two-way street, not one. While your doctor has medical expertise and training in how to recognize and treat medical conditions, you are the expert on your body and your needs. As a patient, it’s your responsibility to gather good information about yourself and your history and symptoms, and…

a doctor and patient, both white men look at a series of CAT scans on a light board. The doctor is gesturing at one of the images.
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Building a partnership with your doctor(s): Deciding when you need to see your doctor

This is the first of three posts on creating a partnership with your doctor(or doctors). This post focuses on how often to see your doctor. The second post will be about how to communicate better with your doctor, while the third post digs into recognizing your doctor’s ability(or inability) to work with you. I always…