Teaching/counseling as a part of practice

[The Everglow]

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Hello everyone.

I was wondering how much of daily practice as a family physician could be described as teaching or counseling. Things like: discussing medications, teaching patients about diseases and their management, healthy lifestyles/nutrion, mental health counseling, etc. The idea of a physician as a teacher/guide/counselor (as well as the medical aspects) really intrigues me. Is family medicine anything like this in reality?

Thanks for your time and consideration.

 

[cabinbuilder]

Hello everyone.

I was wondering how much of daily practice as a family physician could be described as teaching or counseling. Things like: discussing medications, teaching patients about diseases and their management, healthy lifestyles/nutrion, mental health counseling, etc. The idea of a physician as a teacher/guide/counselor (as well as the medical aspects of course!) really intrigues me. Is family medicine is anything like this in reality?

Thanks for your time and consideration.

Every day. I carry my Netter into the room to explain muscle, bone, and joint injuries. I use the derm book since most patient think they know what they have and I either prove or disprove it with a picture.

 

[brats800]

Agree with CB. I do this every day. If I do a significant amount of it, it is easy to bill based on time.