scholarly journals Aspetti interculturali nella comunicazione medico-paziente Il punto di vista del personale sanitario e dei pazienti

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonella Benucci ◽  
Giulia Grosso
Keyword(s):  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Intercultural Contact ◽  
Immigrant Patient ◽  
Short Circuits

Healthcare institutions are among the contexts which are heavily characterised by interlingual and intercultural contact. In these contexts communicative ‘short circuits’ can occur due to incomprehension resulting from linguistic and cultural difficulties. Such situations can compromise founding principles of medicine, amongst which equal opportunities for patients’ treatment, scrupulous attention and providing accurate information. The study investigates the perception of the effectiveness of mutual doctor-immigrant patient communication, the linguistic-cultural ‘imagery’ that results from it and the nature and/or absence of specific communication strategies.

scholarly journals Driving and Dementia: Workshop Module on Communicating Cessation to Drive

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-245
Author(s):  
Anna Byszewski ◽  
Barbara Power ◽  
Linda Lee ◽  
Glara Gaeun Rhee ◽  
Robert Parson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Driving Cessation ◽  
Ovid Medline ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Background Material ◽  
The Subject

BackgroundFor persons with dementia (PWD), driving becomes very dangerous. Physicians in Canada are legally responsible to report unfit drivers and then must disclose that decision to their patients. That difficult discussion is fraught with challenges: physicians want to maintain a healthyrelationship; patients often lack insight into their cognitive loss and have very strong emotional reactions to the loss of their driving privileges. All of which may stifle the exchange of accurate information. The goal of this project was to develop a multimedia module that would provide strategies and support for health professionals having these difficult conversations.MethodsLiterature search was conducted of Embase and OVID MedLine on available driving and dementia tools, and on websites of online tools for communication strategies on driving cessation. A workshop module was developed with background material, communication strategies, links to resources and two videos demonstrating the “bad” then the “good” ways of managing this emotionally charged discussion.ResultsWhen the module was tested with internal medicine trainees, results demonstrated that confidence increased significantly (p < .001), and comfort and willingness in discussing the subject improved.ConclusionThis project demonstrated the positive impact of the module on improving health professionals’ attitude and readiness to communicate driving cessation to PWD.

Effective Clinician–Patient Communication: Strategies for Bridging the Interpersonal Gap

2015 ◽  
pp. 125-145
Author(s):  
Diana Slade ◽  
Marie Manidis ◽  
Jeannette McGregor ◽  
Hermine Scheeres ◽  
Eloise Chandler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Patient Communication

Evaluation of clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and planned behaviors related to an intervention to improve acute respiratory infection management

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 672-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayli R. Hruza ◽  
Tania Velasquez ◽  
Karl J. Madaras-Kelly ◽  
Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra ◽  
Matthew H. Samore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Audit And Feedback ◽  
Antibiotic Prescribing ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Prescribing Practices ◽  
Diagnostic Uncertainty ◽  
Appropriate Prescribing ◽  
Tract Infections

AbstractBackground:Acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) are commonly diagnosed and major drivers of antibiotic prescribing. Clinician-focused interventions can reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for ARIs. We elicited clinician feedback to design sustainable interventions to improve ARI management by understanding the mental framework of clinicians surrounding antibiotic prescribing within Veterans’ Health Administration clinics.Methods:We conducted one-on-one interviews with clinicians (n = 20) from clinics targeted for intervention at 5 facilities. The theory of planned behavior guided interview questions. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed for qualitative analysis. An iterative coding approach identified 6 themes.Results:Emergent themes: (1) barriers to appropriate prescribing are multifactorial and include challenges of behavior change; (2) antibiotic prescribing decisions are perceived as autonomous yet, diagnostic uncertainty and perceptions of patient demand can make prescribing decisions difficult; (3) clinicians perceive variation in peer prescribing practices and influences; (4) clinician-focused interventions are valuable if delivered with sensitivity; (5) communication strategies for educating patients are preferred to a shared decisions process; and (6) team standardization of practice and communication are key to facilitate appropriate prescribing. Clinicians perceived audit-and-feedback with peer comparison, academic detailing, and enhanced patient communication strategies as viable approaches to improving appropriate prescribing.Conclusion:Implementation strategies that enable clinicians to overcome diagnostic uncertainty, perceived patient demand, and improve patient education are desired. Implementation strategies were welcomed, and some were more readily accepted (eg, audit feedback) than others (eg, shared decision making). Implementation strategies should address clinicians’ perceptions of antibiotic prescribing practices and should enhance their patient communication skills.

Effective Clinician–Patient Communication: Strategies for Communicating Medical Knowledge

2015 ◽  
pp. 97-124
Author(s):  
Diana Slade ◽  
Marie Manidis ◽  
Jeannette McGregor ◽  
Hermine Scheeres ◽  
Eloise Chandler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Patient Communication

Simulating Patient Communication Strategies

ASHA Leader ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn M. Yorkston ◽  
Carolyn R. Baylor ◽  
Michael I. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Patient Communication

scholarly journals Communication strategies to address geohydrological risks: the POLARIS web initiative in Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1487-1497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Salvati ◽  
Umberto Pernice ◽  
Cinzia Bianchi ◽  
Ivan Marchesini ◽  
Federica Fiorucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multiple Audiences

Abstract. Floods and landslides are common phenomena that cause serious damage and pose a severe threat to the population of Italy. The social and economic impact of floods and landslides in Italy is severe, and strategies to target the mitigation of the effects of these phenomena are needed. In the last few years, the scientific community has started to use web technology to communicate information on geohydrological hazards and the associated risks. However, the communication is often targeted at technical experts. In the attempt to communicate relevant information on geohydrological hazards with potential human consequences to a broader audience, we designed the POpoLazione A RISchio (POLARIS) website. POLARIS publishes accurate information on geohydrological risk to the population of Italy, including periodic reports on landslide and flood risk, analyses of specific damaging events and blog posts on landslide and flood events. By monitoring the access to POLARIS in the 21-month period between January 2014 and October 2015, we found that access increased during particularly damaging geohydrological events and immediately after the website was advertised by press releases. POLARIS demonstrates that the scientific community can implement suitable communication strategies that address different societal audiences, exploiting the role of mass media and social media. The strategies can help multiple audiences understand how risks can be reduced through appropriate measures and behaviours, contributing to increasing the resilience of the population to geohydrological risk.

Stopping-power determination for compound by EELS

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 948-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Joy ◽  
Suichu Luo ◽  
John R. Dunlap ◽  
Dick Williams ◽  
Siqi Cao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Loss ◽  
Electron Energy ◽  
Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Stopping Power ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Power Calculation ◽  
Coulomb Collisions ◽  
Electron Energy Loss

In Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Biology and Medicine, it is very important to have accurate information about the stopping power of various media for electrons, that is the average energy loss per unit pathlength due to inelastic Coulomb collisions with atomic electrons of the specimen along their trajectories. Techniques such as photoemission spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, and electron energy loss spectroscopy have been used in the measurements of electron-solid interaction. In this paper we present a comprehensive technique which combines experimental and theoretical work to determine the electron stopping power for various materials by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS ). As an example, we measured stopping power for Si, C, and their compound SiC. The method, results and discussion are described briefly as below.The stopping power calculation is based on the modified Bethe formula at low energy:where Neff and Ieff are the effective values of the mean ionization potential, and the number of electrons participating in the process respectively. Neff and Ieff can be obtained from the sum rule relations as we discussed before3 using the energy loss function Im(−1/ε).

Applications of SEM/EDXA in cement clinker investigation

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 870-871
Author(s):  
Arezki Tagnit-Hamou ◽  
Shondeep L. Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Mineralogical Composition ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Cement Clinker ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Phase Identification ◽  
History Of ◽  
Bulk Chemical ◽  
Resolution Imaging ◽  
Proven Method ◽  
Instantaneous Chemical

All the desired properties of cement primarily depend on the physicochemical characteristics of clinker from which the cement is produced. The mineralogical composition of the clinker forms the most important parameter influencing these properties.Optical microscopy provides reasonably accurate information pertaining to the thermal history of the clinker, while XRDA still remains the proven method of phase identification, and bulk chemical composition of the clinker can be readily obtained from XRFA. Nevertheless, all these microanalytical techniques are somewhat limited in their applications, and SEM/EDXA combination fills this gap uniquely by virtue of its high resolution imaging capability and possibility of instantaneous chemical analysis of individual phases.Inhomogeneities and impurities in the raw meal, influence of kiln conditions such as sintering and cooling rate being directly related to the microstructure can be effectively determined by SEM/EDXA. In addition, several physical characteristics of cement, such as rhcology, grindability and hydraulicity also depend on the clinker microstructure.

Effective Patient Communication

ASHA Leader ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Cindy B. Pichler
Keyword(s):  
Patient Communication
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