Does the patient know I’m smiling? What infection barriers mean for the consult

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Does the patient know I’m smiling? What infection barriers mean for the consult

Lucy O'Hagan photo

Lucy O'Hagan

Lucy O'Hagan PPE
Dunedin GP Lucy O’Hagan says it’s hard to not look like an evil alien when in full PPE

JUST WONDERING

Lucy O’Hagan has been communing with her mirror – so she now has a sense of what her PPE-affected communication looks like to a frightened patient

Why might a clinician wearing the least glamorous gear imaginable – personal protective equipment – actually feel like cracking a smile? I tried