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Plan-based Diet and Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death - by Michael Greger, M.D. (video), a lecture and Q&A session at Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY:

Communication skills needed for patient-centered care include: - eliciting the patient's agenda with open-ended questions, especially early on - not interrupting the patient - engaging in focused active listening Practice this at least in the first 60-seconds, the so-called "golden minute". Understand patient's perspective Understanding the patient's perspective of the illness and expressing empathy are key features of patient-centered communication. Understanding the patient's perspective entails exploring the patient's: - feelings - ideas - concerns - experience regarding the impact of the illness - expectations from the physician Patient-centered communication - basic skills ( click here to enlarge the image ). Empathy Empathy can be expressed by: - naming the feeling - communicating understanding, respect, and support - exploring the patient's illness experience and emotions Before and after a diagnosis Before revealing a new diagnosis, the patien

From the NEJM: The percentage of U.S. residents with up-to-date screening for colorectal cancer has not increased appreciably since 2010 and remains at approximately 60%. To achieve the highest level of adherence to colorectal cancer screening, it may be best to provide participants a choice, because the “best” strategy is the one that they will adhere to consistently. The NEJM reviews all the options in this table: http://blogs.nejm.org/now/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/01/nejmcp1512286_t2.jpeg Full article is here: Screening for Colorectal Neoplasia - Now@NEJM http://buff.ly/2ikfKA0

The CEO and the Chief Experience Officer explain the rationale behind the physician ratings at Cleveland Clinic: Disclaimer: I am an allergist at Cleveland Clinic Florida.

From Italian : Pedro and Domenico jump, but Oreste thinks about it a bit... and finds another solution. #donkey #problemsolving Related: This little video even made it to Daily Mail: Donkey shows off his brains by using his TEETH to remove a fence http://buff.ly/2iYmpzn

From WSJ: As the tech world reveals the products that will impact the year ahead, Personal Tech columnists Geoffrey A. Fowler and Joanna Stern hunt for the most exciting and unusual, from AR glasses to breast pumps (video is below): http://on.wsj.com/2j9crYt