CME on patient-physician relationship

Department of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Anaesthesia of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, in collaboration with that of Ludhiana and Punjab Chapter of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine organised a Continuing Medical Examination (CME) on a very important aspect of health care ‘patient physician relationship’.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary DMCH managing society, Prem Kumar Gupta, said a physician’s trust on his patients and a patient’s trust on his physician were crucial for the patient-physician partnership to make the best decision in the best interest of patients, particularly in critically sick patient. 

He emphasised on two major concerns of health care in the country- non-affordability of health care for a common man and costly medical education. 

Organising Secretary, Dr P L Gautam, Professor and Head of Critical Care Medicine said the violence against health care workers was increasing globally and leading to fear in the mind of doctors, particularly dealing with sick patients who were at a high risk of complications. This fear factor adversely affects critically ill patients in many ways. The honest communication between patient and physician improves trust and bonding.

A play on ‘team work was also held by Dr Sanjeev Uppal and his team which conveyed the message of establishing effective communication between patient and physician.

Don’t ignore heart attack risk: Doc

The Fortis Hospital organised a CME on timely diagnosis of heart disease and its treatment options. Dr Sandeep Chopra, Senior Consultant, Department of Interventional Cardiology, delivered the key note address. 

“The incidence of heart disease has increased manifold over the last few decades and is especially affecting younger people. This can be attributed to unhealthy lifestyles and increasing levels of stress. A lot of patients are ignoring their symptoms and confusing them with signs of acidity, and eventually, getting the treatment delayed for heart disease,” he said.

Dr Chopra dwelled on the role of ECG, which is a simple test, and if done in time, can help save many lives. He educated the attending physicians on the importance of ECG and how it helped in diagnosis. He also discussed the role of timely referral to a specialised centre for early initiation of treatment. Various treatment modalities, including latest medicines and the role of angioplasty were discussed.