Encountering the Other: Providing Excellent Care Despite Differences Between Patients & Physicians

A new episode of our podcast is now available through iTunes. Listen today. Discussing how to provide excellent patient care in spite of differences between patients and physicians are editor-in-chief David Sklar and authors Emily Whitgob, Raya Kheirbek, and Paul Gordon. This conversation complements articles by the participants in several recent issues, including: Emily E. Whitgob, MD, MEd, fellow in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine The Discriminatory Patient and Family: Strategies to Address Discrimination Towards Trainees Raya Kheirbek, MD, associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and geriatrician and palliative care physician at the Washington DC VA Medical Center Behind the Veil Whispers Paul R. Gordon, MD, MPH, professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona How Can Physicians Educate Patients About Health Care Policy Issues? Opposition to Obamacare: A Closer Look
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