Patient Communications A Core Clinical Competency | Courses

LOCATION

Online

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DESCRIPTION

A doctor’s communication and interpersonal skills encompass their ability to gather information in order to facilitate an accurate diagnosis, counsel appropriately, give therapeutic instructions, and establish a caring doctor-patient relationship. These core skills are essential for the effective delivery of healthcare. Recent experimental evidence indicates that the healthcare provider’s negative verbal suggestions directly affect the patient by inducing anticipatory anxiety. This triggers the activation of cholecystokinin, which in turn facilitates pain perception.
Furthermore, it is estimated that by the year 2050, more than half of the US population will be comprised of racial minorities. This takes on greater importance when, as growing body of evidence demonstrates, the patients’ clinical outcome is directly affected by the doctor-patient relationship. Particular attention should be paid to the evidence that racial and ethnic minorities receive lower quality healthcare than Caucasians- even when they are insured to the same degree and other healthcare access related factors are the same.
This lecture can be applied toward the 8 C.E. credits required for the NCMIC 5% discount.

License Approval
State/ Org.	Type	Approval Code	Credits
BC	DC	† PreApproved	2
CO	DC	† PreApproved	2
CT	DC	† PreApproved	2
DC	DC	† PreApproved	2
DE	DC	† PreApproved	2
FL	DC	Approved	2
GA	DC	Approved	2
GA	DC	† Preapproved	2
IA	DC	† PreApproved	2
ID	DC	† PreApproved	2
IL	DC	† PreApproved	2
IN	DC	† PreApproved	2
KY	DC	Not Accepted	2
LA	DC	Not Accepted	2
MA	DC	† PreApproved	2
MB	DC	† PreApproved	2
MD	DC	† PreApproved	2
MI	DC	† PreApproved	2
MI	DC	† Preapproved	2
MN	DC	Approved	2
MS	DC	Not Accepted	2
MS	DC	† PreApproved	2
MT	DC	† PreApproved	2
NB	DC	† PreApproved	2
NC	DC	† PreApproved	2
ND	DC	† PreApproved	2
NE	DC	† PreApproved	2
NH	DC	† PreApproved	2
NJ	DC	† PreApproved	2
NY	DC	Approved	2
OH	DC	† PreApproved	2
ON	DC	† PreApproved	2
OR	DC	† PreApproved	2
PR	DC	† PreApproved	2
QC	DC	† PreApproved	2
RI	DC	† PreApproved	2
SC	DC	† PreApproved	2
SK	DC	† PreApproved	2
UT	DC	† PreApproved	2
VA	DC	† PreApproved	2
VT	DC	† PreApproved	2
WA	DC	† PreApproved	2
WI	DC	Not Accepted	2
WY	DC	† PreApproved	2

† This seminar is valid for CE credits in "pre-approved" states, so long as it falls within the scope of practice as outlined by the corresponding state board. It remains attendees' responsibility to contact the state board(s) from which they seek continuing education credits for purposes of ensuring said board(s) approves both the delivery method and content as they relate to this event.