When Patients Are Complex, Get Simple
Where does your mind go when you have that complex patient. The one with pages of medical history. Who has a pre-written timeline for you. Or who is undergoing testing for multiple other conditions?
One of my clinicians at PelvicSanity was asking me about a patient like this. And she was genuinely complex!
I think often our assumption is a complex patient requires complex treatment. We have to get everything 'right' - the right interventions, the right referral at exactly the right time. Or that maybe we're not even the 'right' person to be helping!
But in reality, it's usually the opposite…
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