Top tips to deal with challenging situations: doctor-patient interactions

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
² Dept of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, King's College, London, UK.
³ Dept of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
⁴ Dept of Respiratory Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
⁵ National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁶ European Respiratory Society, Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁷ European Lung Foundation, Sheffield, UK.

Georgia Hardavella et al. Breathe (Sheff). 2017 Jun.

. 2017 Jun;13(2):129-135.

doi: 10.1183/20734735.006616.

¹ Dept of Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
² Dept of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, King's College, London, UK.
³ Dept of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
⁴ Dept of Respiratory Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
⁵ National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁶ European Respiratory Society, Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁷ European Lung Foundation, Sheffield, UK.

Abstract

When challenging situations arise in doctor-patient interactions, how can we best manage them? http://ow.ly/J1GI30bD5wp.

Conflict of interest A. Niculescu is an employee of the European Respiratory Society and P. Powell is an employee of the European Lung Foundation.

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