Letter to the Editor

When ˝clinician˝ does not rhyme with ˝communication˝

John Michael ; Faculty of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Giovanni Landoni orcid.org/0000-0002-8594-5980 ; Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care San Raffaele Scientific Institute Via Olgettina 60. 20132 Milan, Italy; Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Alberto Zangrillo ; Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

Abstract

It is sad to say that communication skills, whether needed by a clinician to give a prognosis to a terrified patient or required by a petrified speaker during a congress presentation, are very often lacking from the modern-day biomedical professional’s armamentarium.

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Hrčak ID:

140733

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/140733

Publication date:

1.4.2015.

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