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Friday, 20 September 2024

To improve my consultation skills

Preparing for the consultation : Establishing initial rapport, Establishing the reason for the consultation

Gathering information: Questioning & Listening

Explanation and planning: Providing evidence based advice and information, Discussing options and potential outcomes of 

Closing the session: Offering a safety net, Verifying and agreeing a plan 

Building the relationship: Demonstrating empathy, Building rapport throughout, Increasing a person's involvement in consultation, Using open body language.


Additional Skills for Person-centred approach: Understanding the person's perspective of their medicines and/or health. Analysing own behaviours during the consultation and identifying areas for change (body language and attitudes towards people). Engaging the person in shared decision making. Working in partnership with the person. Taking a holistic view of the person


Consultations Models:

Calgary-Cambridge: Preparing for the encounter, establishing rapport with the patient, and identifying the reason for the consultation.  

Pendleton: a set of guidelines designed to structure the feedback process in a way that encourages learning and improvement. 

Neighbour: Five checkpoints of connecting, summarising, handing over, safety netting and housekeeping alongside an awareness of 'minimal cues' (verbal and non-verbal) to help discover the unspoken agenda.

BARD: Using an open question to start the consultation Listening carefully to the patient Using verbal cues like "mmm" and "ok" Using non-verbal cues like a smile or nod the totality of the relationship between the doctor and patient.


Health Coaching Models:

GROW: Goal (what do you want to achieve), Reality (tell me about the current situation), Option ( What could you do differently, what might get you on the way), Way forward (how committed are you? SMART action plan).

4Es: Explore, Empower, Educate, Enable 


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Disclaimer: the main purpose of this blog is to assemble my notes for my Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The topic discussed here should not be referred to as the only source of information use it in combination. It should be used with other established reference sources. If you are using it significantly after the date of initial publication, then you should refer to current published evidence. 
.If the content of this article concerns you, please contact your doctor or pharmacist

 مطالب مندرج در این وبلاگ صرفا برای اطلاع رسانی و افزایش آگاهی در رابطه با سلامت و بهداشت می باشد و الزاما مرجع کاملی در رابطه با موضوع مورد بحث نمی باشد. برای اطلاعات بیشتر جهت درمان، قطع یا تغییر نوع درمان با پزشک معالج یا داروساز خود مشورت نمایید

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Thursday, 5 September 2024

Reference

Medicines suitable for blister packaging. 

https://www.sps.nhs.uk/