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I am excited to share our Positive Medicine journey at Family Doctors with delegates from over 96 countries at the World Conference of Family Doctors (WONCA) in Sydney this month. The slide below gives an overview of the pilot study with patients who are thriving with empowered self-efficacy! #PositiveMedicine #WONCA #GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare

The Patient Office is a hugely important concept. It was an immense honour to do for the new issue of the HUA Newsletter an interview with the Chairman of the EAU Patient Office, Dr. Eamonn Rogers. Among others, we discussed about the steps which led to the creation of the EAU Patient Office, its optimal role and its future goals. You can read the full interview in the following link (pages 28-35): https://lnkd.in/d-rcpcJt. Filippos Nikitakis

… morningwalk … in preparation for the guidance and facilitation of a team of medical specialists today. Hopefully together we will be able to shine a light on what remains covered, open fences and discover new perspectives. #medicalleadership #teamwork #compassionateleadership #awareness #medicalspecialist #tergooimc BFC Compassionate Care & Mindful Medicine

Australia's GP Crisis - defining the problem and finding ways forward It's getting harder to find a GP in Australia. Only 1 in 6 young doctors are becoming GPs. Many GPs are abandoning bulk-billing due to rising costs and red tape. Australians are increasingly having to resort to public hospital emergency departments to deal with straightforward medical problems. The Australian Doctors Federation is preparing a very important podcast on this topic that affects every Australian. What are the elements that contribute to this crisis? What is the role of government? What is the role of the public? And could GPs and the medical profession at large being doing more to resolve this? Our Chair will be joined by two of Australia's most senior and respected GPs, Professor Mukesh Haikerwal AC and Professor Karen Price in a fearless and far reaching discussion about the state of General Practice in Australia. Professor Karen Price is the former President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, a practice owner and co-creator of GPs Down Under. Professor Mukesh Haikerwal AC is a former President of the AMA, former Chair of the World Medical Association and practice owner. Release date will be mid-August.

Introducing the 'Know Your Doctor' Series 👨⚕️ Stay tuned and know more about our compassionate doctors who deliver unparalleled expertise and care. #ApolloHospitalsDelhi #KnowYourDoctor

A reminder that we offer online consultations with our Specialists through Smart Clinics at any of our 15 medical centers within the coast region. 3 easy steps to consult with a specialist using our Smart Clinics: 1. Visit the nearest Aga Khan Medical Centre. 2. Inform the receptionist that you would like a consultation with a specialist. 3. Get connected to the consultant through an online Teleconsult with the assistance of our medical professional within the medical centre. It's THAT easy!

Here's a sneak peek at our new website's Clinical Programs and Services page! Stay tuned for more updates coming soon. #ChildFamilyInstitute #WeissmanChildrensFoundation #CompassionateCareInYourCommunity #NewWebsite

Why do we believe we are not getting the right answers from our doctor? A study in the Tel Aviv Medical Center examined the phenomenon of perceived information quality and availability after realizing that in the hospital, many patients (and their family) felt they were not getting answers — even though the doctors and the medical staff felt that they (the staff) provide them (the patients and family members) with lots of information via interaction in the hospital, by phone, email, at the bedside and in formal letters. The data from the hospital showed a gap between what the staff were doing and patients/family members prevalent perception that are not getting good enough information from the hospital staff. The study uncovered that when patients do have a face-to-face meeting with a doctor in the quiet of the office, they almost always feel that they have been given valuable information, even if they are unhappy with the answers or want to seek a second opinion. A zoom session is not a replacement for face-to-face interaction with a patient. The key seems to be the setting of how the information is provided and not the quality or essence of the information itself.

Check out the latest issue of Ontario Medical Association's Ontario Medical Review, which features an interview with our CEO, Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia, on the benefits of adopting and scaling a centralized eReferral system across the province. It's one solution that can address the growing burden of unnecessary administrative work for doctors; it can also improve information sharing between family doctors and specialists, and has been shown to reduce wait times. You can find the article here: https://lnkd.in/gHnYRkpY