Sunday, April 24, 2016

Global Health myAction: RX da Saúde no Brasil

Global Health myAction: RX da Saúde no Brasil

RX da Saúde no Brasil


Drauzio Varella - Saúde no Brasil


Saturday, April 2, 2016

Health Promotion


#DrMarise #MedicalCommunication #HealthPromotion #HealthEducation #MedicalAdvisor

Less can be More

Less can be More
As physicians, health providers and health system members, what have we been doing for our patients? Maybe, doing a good job, following exactly the standard sequence of the medical procedures. Filling our forms, asking questions, performing physical exams, evaluating mental and psychological conditions, observing behaviors, taking notes, requesting blood tests, radiologic exams, endoscopic views, pathologic analyses... diagnosing, establishing treatments, prescribing medications, performing surgical procedures and offering a list of DOs and DON'Ts...
And, after all of this, why is it that “my patients won’t do what they are supposed to do?"
Many options, possibilities, information, paperwork, technologies, medicines, techniques, alternatives and approaches, can easily distract health professionals and patients. Therefore, doubts, questions, worries, fear and unreliability appears. 
Maybe, if the medical-patient relationship and education were the focus of the medical care, the distractions could be avoided and the reasons could be understood, the doubts could be clarified. 
A good medical-patient relationship involves commitment, confidence and reliability. It eliminates the barrier between both of them and together they become a team, only one side. And, with collaboration, education and comprehension, the engagement comes naturally as well as the achievement of a better health and wellbeing.
Working with patients to achieve better health is the essence of patient engagement.
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