An introductory talk to help new clinical students when presenting their patients on rounds

1. How To Present a Patient
Sabih M. Huq
Centre for Clinical Pharmacology

2. This is important because
– passing OSCES + firms depends on it
– your career depends on it
– other people’s lives depend on it
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3. Before you start
After you’ve started
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4. Before you start be clear
about…
1. Audience
2. Purpose
3. Message
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5. 1. Audience
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6. determine
next steps
training
2. Purpose
assessment
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7. 3. Message
1. Audience
3.
(your)
2. Purpose
Message
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8. L
O
G
I
C
. . . make it easy
for your audience
sense perception
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9. Overview
beginning
PC
middle
focused Hx & Ex
end
summary & plan
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10. Frame Problem
– 1st sentence is critical
– allows audience to interpret what follows
– i.e. what page of Oxford Handbook are
we thinking about?
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11. Becoming more expert
Students
Doctors
relevant information
irrelevant information
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12. Make it easy for your
audience to understand
you…
1. Sight
2. Sound
3. (Smell)
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13. Tips
Be prepared:
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audience
purpose
message
arrange space
dress properly
for questions
Practise:
– opening & closing
– how you stand
– how you speak
· volume
· pitch
· speed
– being relevant
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14. Video
•What is the diagnosis?
•What is the plan?
•How clear is the structure?
•How good is the communication?
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15. Summary
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Know what message you want to get across
Use clinical reasoning to structure
Think about how well you communicate
Get better: practise, practise, practise.
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