Maintaining the patient–disease balance by keeping up-to-date and building bridges

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Maintaining the patient–disease balance by keeping up-to-date and building bridges

Jo Scott-Jones

Jo Scott-Jones

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Build bridges by working with patients rather than trying to appear omniscient

First Time: Which is most important, connecting with the patient or treating the disease? GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses how to balance the two, while coming to terms with the fact you cannot know everything

Maybe it’s my Catholic upbring­ing, but I still have a belief in vocation… Key points Doctors must be experts in diagnosing and managing dise