Explaining Flashcards

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Why is explaining important

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  • A big part of the role of a doctor is to relay complex medical information to patients who don’t have a background in healthcare.
  • Ensuring patients understand enough about their condition or treatment is critical in helping them to remain healthy.
  • Sharing information is not just about the information you have but how it is conveyed.
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What types of information will you need to explain

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  • We should explain what tests or examinations we are doing
  • We need to explain our findings and what this may mean
  • We should explain thediagnosisand our clinical reasoning
  • We may need to explain a patient’s prognosis or the disease process
  • We have to explain thetreatmentplan … which may involve procedures, medication, lifestyle changes
  • And if the plan involves areferral– then we explain why and what can be expected to happen.
  • Explanations are essential to gaining informed consent
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What does PARSELY stand for

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Preparation

  • think about what you are going to say and how you are going to say it
  • introduction - explain the purpose/context of information

Ask

  • what does the person know already and where did they find out this information
  • how much information does the person want or need

Recieve
- listen to what they know and confirm what is correct

Share information

  • make the information manageable
  • do you share the same information and understanding of the terms
  • avoid jargon
  • check you are pacing appropriately

Listen

  • encougrage conversation so that you share an understanding
  • offer the patient to stop if you if they have any questions or don’t understand
  • link explanation to what they already know and understand
  • teach back - ask the patient what they have understood in their own words

Emphasise

  • connect with the patient’s feelings
  • don’t overwhelm them with information if they are distressed

you or me

  • what are the next steps
  • what will you do
  • what will the patient do
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Describe the elicit provide elicit/explore, explain, explore model

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Elicit/explore
- find out what the patient knows (or wants to know) about the subject

Provide/Explain
- explain what is needed to help the patient get a better understanding

Elicit/explore
- find out what the patient understood or what the implications are for them

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How to explain to a child

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  • what age are you
  • what year are you in
  • what’s your favourite subject
  • do you know what xx does for you
    what do you think happens if you don’t xx
  • use of different animals to explain different things
  • so what did you learn about sleep
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