From Fear to Fun - Efficient Consultation -Empower Patients

From
Fear to Fun

Is it possible for the outpatient clinic to become a moment of fun? Can it be something else than a dreaded time in our (the doctor’s) schedule?

Welcome to a new way of
doctor-patient-relationships. See tips for the following aspects:

How to connect with the child/ patient?

Is there a need to show respect to the child as to any adult?

Parents guarding their child’s feet

Are there possibilities to joyfully engage with the child?
Introduction to
Empower Paediatric Patients

Astrid König ENT Consultant at the Royal Hospital for Children
Astrid König
ENT Consultant at the Royal Hospital for Children

Have you ever had children / patients
laughing in your surgery?

How to get from fear to fun?

Parents and children dread going to the doctor.
The main thought of the child is:
Will it hurt?
Will he/ she put a needle in my arm?
The main thought of the parent is :
Will it work?
Will she/he be able to examine my child?

Both parents and their children are living in two
different mental worlds.
And any doctor dealing with paediatric patients will have to cater for their diverging needs simultaneously.

In this blog, I describe simple steps how to:

Connect

Respect

Engage

with children and
their parents during their healthcare journey.

Start your journey here …
… or start listen here

Maybe you are wondering:
Why bother?

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