Patient Counseling Competition 2013- Tyler Chanas –

Health Week: Extended patent protection

Filed under: patient counseling

… assistants may include “conducting patient interviews, histories and physical examinations; diagnosing and treating illnesses, performing selected diagnostic and therapeutic interventions or procedures; and counseling patients on preventive health …
Read more on iPolitics.ca (subscription)

ACOG Provides Guidance on Nontraditional Elective Surgeries

Filed under: patient counseling

"After the physician has provided information and careful counseling, the patient and physician will often reach a mutually acceptable decision," the authors note. "If the patient and physician cannot reach an agreement, then referral or second opinion …
Read more on Medscape