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We Need to Talk: Communicating with patients

We Need to Talk: Communicating with patients

by Erica Lee, Kate O'Connell | Nov 21, 2019 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Patient Advocacy

During your medical training, how many times did someone watch you talk to a real patient? What about explaining their diagnosis? Or how to take their medications? Have you had a conversation with a patient and felt that you weren’t “speaking the same language”? Good...
Early Pregnancy Loss: A Patient-Centered Care Model

Early Pregnancy Loss: A Patient-Centered Care Model

by Leo Carroll, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | May 9, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, OBGYN, Patient Advocacy

This article discusses the patient perspective of early pregnancy loss in the ED. We will define the quality gap as it pertains to ED care for patients with early pregnancy loss. We will then look at patient-centered communication strategies for counseling and...
ED Crowding: Is it Getting Cramped in Here?

ED Crowding: Is it Getting Cramped in Here?

by Matthew Lipinski, Richard Hoang | Apr 5, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Patient Advocacy

In this post, we take a deep dive into the ever-present issue of ED crowding, going beyond the basic input-throughput-output model and focusing on institutional and provincial strategies for managing patient flow and overcrowding. We will cover the following...
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