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Notes: - Physician's Pledge [7] - patients are more likely to trust, share sensitive information with & follow-up with physicians in professional attire with a white coat [1] - aging physicians may be required to demonstrate they are still fit to practice [2] - physicians (24%) are less likely to divorce than nurses (33%), lawyers (27%) & other nonhealthcare professionals (35%) [3] - 83% of physicians will continue to work while sick [4] - not wishing to let colleagues or patients down, staffing concerns, fear of ostracism & unsupportive leadership cited as reasons [4] - physician's political view sometimes can influence advice to patients on politically partisan issues (women's rights, firearms, marijuana, sex workers) [5] - female physcians, but not male physicians work fewer hours after children [6] - physician behavior & patient satisfaction [8] - prepare prior to each patient encounter - listen intently, lean forward. - agree on what matters most - explore family & psychosocial factors. - pay attention to emotional cues [8]

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References

  1. Talking to Your Doctor http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/talktodoc.asp
  2. Washington Post. Dec 10, 2012 As doctors grow older, hospitals begin requiring them to prove they're still fit. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/as-doctors-grow-older-hospitals-begin-requiring-them-to-prove-theyre-still-fit/2012/12/10/42bb4d90-2d0e-11e2-a99d-5c4203af7b7a_story.html
  3. Ly DP et al. Divorce among physicians and other healthcare professionals in the United States: Analysis of census survey data. BMJ 2015 Feb 18; 350:h706 PMID: 25694110 http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h706
  4. Szymczak JE et al Reasons Why Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians Work While Sick: A Mixed-Methods Analysis. JAMA Pediatr. Published online July 06, 2015. PMID: 26146908 http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2344551 - Starke JR, Jackson MA When the Health Care Worker Is Sick: Primum Non Nocere. JAMA Pediatr. Published online July 06, 2015 PMID: 26148244 http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2344548
  5. Hersh ED, Goldenberg MN. Democratic and Republican physicians provide different care on politicized health issues. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016 Oct 18; 113:11811. PMID: 27698126
  6. Ly DP, Seabury SA, Jena AB Hours Worked Among US Dual Physician Couples With Children, 2000 to 2015. JAMA Intern Med. Published online August 21, 2017 PMID: 28828476 http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2649262
  7. Parsa-Parsi RW The Revised Declaration of Geneva. A Modern-Day Physician's Pledge. JAMA. Published online October 14, 2017 PMID: 29049507 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2658261
  8. Zulman DM, Haverfield MC, Shaw JG et al. Practices to foster physician presence and connection with patients in the clinical encounter. JAMA 2020 Jan 7; 323:70. PMID: 31910284