The Pros And Cons Of Patient-Clinician Communication

There are certain ethical standards and personal values that are highly based on the merit of having a professional life. It is without question clinical medicine is evolving into a complex set of decisions making that place Patients at the highest pinnacle in medical care. Medicine has been for years regarded as a field that help people in alleviating burden of a disease and reducing pain. People have questioned many factors into how clinical medicine has been used to treat patients who are often in severe stages in life. These forms of treatments have slowly been granted to include technological advancements as a mean of interaction in the clinical approach taking from many health care professionals. Many forms of treatments are tailgated to treat reduce the pain of the disease rather than treating the symptoms of the malady. This has posed many ethical dilemmas into how physicians should try to entertain their approaches into the 21st century and weigh the pros and cons of complications on future patients. As a …show more content…
I would like to become a doctor to empower people to make better informed decisions about their health. Patient-clinician communication is an umbrella under which different aspects of physician =patient relationship such as health literacy, culture and communication rest. I believe that having certain ethical standards will certainly enhance understanding between patient and clinician. In order to make better informed decisions and treatment as well as managing their health conditions. Patients not only need accurate information, but they must also be equipped to understand and process the information given to them. I believe being humble and having an open mind opens different doors to learn new ways to apply these methods to enhanced care. Furthermore, improving health literacy is crucial for empowerment and addressing the social determinants of