Consultation amongst providers is a foundation of modern health care and one of the most
frequent means of interdisciplinary communication. Accordingly, clear and efficient …

Purpose To characterize the methods of inpatient consult communication, given new
communication modalities; to explore residents' and fellows' perspectives on the ideal …

Requesting and providing consultations are daily occurrences in most teaching hospitals.
With increased attention on transitions of care in light of the recent scrutiny of duty hours …

Preview In recent decades, the enormous expansion in biomedical knowledge and
technology has made medical care more complex and specialized. As a result, consultants …

Communication skills are fundamental to effective patient care, and inter-subspecialty
communication is frequently identified as a key component of medical education curriculums …

Background Communication and courtesy are important elements of consultations, but there
is limited published data about the quality of trainee consults. Objectives This study …

Introduction: Consultation of another physician for his or her specialized expertise regarding
a patient's care is a common occurrence in most physicians' daily practice, especially in the …

Background There is an assumption that there is a similarity between surgeon‐patient and
primary care consultations. Yet, surgeon communication has had far less analytic attention …

Consultations with specialist services occur with regularity in the emergency department
(ED). Emergency physician interactions with consultants in the ED offer an amazing …

Objectives The subspecialty consultation represents a potentially powerful opportunity for
resident learning, but barriers may limit the educational exchanges between fellows …