Five Minute Pearls For Clinical Practice: Recent Episodes

Brian Morris, M.D.

Practical tools to improve healthcare . . . five minutes at a time.

Repeat what you’ve heard to the patient to check the accuracy of your history.

If you’re running behind schedule, let your patients know.

How to best give feedback to students is discussed.

The importance of practice.

Setting priorities for office visits is discussed.

Using mnemonics in clinical practice is discussed.

Taking a history while you examine is discussed.

Acceptance in clinical practice is discussed.

The 12th step in optimal patient interviews is discussed.

The 11th step in optimal patient interviews is discussed.

Step 10 in optimal patient interviews is discussed.

Step 9 in optimal patient interviews is discussed.

Step 8 in optimal patient interviews is discussed.

Step 7 in optimal patient interviews is discussed.

Step 6 in great patient interviews is discussed.

Step 5 in great patient interviews is discussed.

Step 4 in great patient interviews is discussed.

Step 3 in great patient interviews is discussed.

Step 2 in optimal patient interviews is discussed.

Step 1 in optimal patient interviews is discussed.

Your favorite word and its role in clinical practice is discussed.

The importance of patients filling out questionnaires before office visits is discussed.

Picking a profession or specialty is discussed (part 2).

Picking a profession or specialty is discussed (part 1).

The importance of reading the chart before seeing a patient is discussed.

The two styles of clinical care are discussed.

Creativity in clinical practice is discussed (part 3).

Creativity in clinical practice is discussed (part 2).

Creativity in clinical practice is discussed (part 1).

The Relaxation Response is discussed.

The importance of patient handouts is discussed.

Having an effective messaging system in clinical practice is discussed.

Integrating Eastern and Western Medicine is discussed.

Being a positive role model for your staff is discussed.

Saying “yes” when possible is discussed.

Teaching students is discussed (part 3).

Teaching students is discussed (part 2).

Teaching students is discussed (part 1).

Anticipating situations in clinical practice is discussed.

Taking a look at how we practice our specialty is discussed.

The 24th pearl for clinical practice is discussed.

The steps to helping patients change a habit are discussed.

Being authentic in clinical practice is discussed.

Helping patients take their medications consistently is discussed.

Getting a new perspective on yourself and your office is discussed.

Staying updated in your specialty is discussed.

Time management in clinical practice is further discussed in this episode.

Time management in clinical practice is discussed in this episode.

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The importance of positivity and optimism in clinical practice is discussed. The is the second of the three P’s of clinical practice which are the three most important attitudes we need to bring to patient care.

The importance of patience in clinical practice is discussed. The is the second of the three P’s of clinical practice which are the three most important attitudes we need to bring to patient care.

The importance of perseverance in clinical practice is discussed. The is the first of the three P’s of clinical practice which are the three most important attitudes we need to bring to patient care.

Finding a mentor is extremely important and we discuss it in this week’s episode.

Office visits are about the patient and not about us. Let’s discuss.

The paradigm of the 5-minute weight loss consult is discussed (part 2).

The paradigm of the 5-minute weight loss consult is discussed (part 1).

Giving patients homework to do between office visits is discussed.

The three step process of helping patients learn a new habit is discussed.

Writing a condolence letter to the family of a patient who has died is discussed.

How to strengthen the 3rd leg of the stool (from pearl #5) is discussed.

The four-legged stool paradigm of medical care is presented.

Having an open mind is very important but always remember to validate such ideas with high quality scientific studies.

Showing patients how to implement our recommendations is discussed in this third episode of Five Minute Pearls for Clinical Practice.

Trusting our gut feelings is discussed in this second episode of Five Minute Pearls for Clinical Practice.

Giving our full focus and attention to each patient is discussed in this first episode of Five Minute Pearls For Clinical Practice.