I recently graduated in medicine from Townsville, Australia, and I still enjoy writing blogs on medicine and pharmacy-related topics. I appreciate writing about my experience on different placements or topics I'm interested in. As English is my second language, writing blogs is a hobby and a fun challenge!
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Medical students who are soon to be interns need to acquire the skills of clerking on ward rounds. The SOAP framework (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) enables proficient and easy documentation on ward rounds and provides the basics required for good documentation.
An ISBAR is a recognised and effective method to deliver handovers practically to another person/team. The ISBAR is simple, quick-to-use, memorable and portable. It is designed to have a logical, structured approach in providing concise and easy-to-understand information, making communication more effective and streamlined.
In this edition of Bite-Size, I reflect on what I have done well to create safe medical practices and discuss some of the mistakes I have done involving needles. Reflecting is healthy and helps in sharing ideas with colleagues and improve ourselves as healthcare professionals.
In this edition of Bite-Size, I wanted to talk about professional boundaries and its presence in medicine. It can be tricky to form a doctor-patient professional relationship and also making sure no boundaries are crossed, especially when medicine is becoming a lot less formal than it used to be.
In this edition of Bite-Size, I wanted to talk about a topic regarding good patient care with a focus on alleviating pain and distress. Dr Rana Awdish who authored In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope, inspired me and provided many insights of what it is like to be a patient.
There is an enormous amount of patients that present to the clinic with either respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms. A skilful physician will be able to expertly ask the right questions that have a tremendous amount of significance in finding out the current problems. Hence, asking the right questions is extremely important in medicine.
