Shared Decision-Making

Thank You for Telling Me: Navigating Social Media Conversations with Patients
Navigating social media conversations with patientsMy colleagues often joke about how much my patients “love me.” Over the years, I’ve come to think that what they are really seeing in my patients is a profound commitment to the therapeutic relationship: a willingness to trust the plan we have laid out and a deep engagement in their own care, even when visits are short and clinic is moving fast. For physicians, that same commitment is …
Navigating social media conversations with patients
JDD Buzz Series | Patient Perspectives on Scalp Biopsies for CCCA
A graphic featuring the text 'PATIENT PERSPECTIVES ON SCALP BIOPSIES FOR CCCA' over a microphotograph of a scalp biopsy sample showing inflammatory cells around a hair follicle.Scalp biopsies are an important tool in diagnosing central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), especially in atypical presentations where making an accurate diagnosis through other means is challenging. Even though a biopsy-confirmed diagnosis could lead to hair-saving treatment, hair loss patients sometimes balk at the recommendation to biopsy. The authors of a brief communication published …
A graphic featuring the text 'PATIENT PERSPECTIVES ON SCALP BIOPSIES FOR CCCA' over a microphotograph of a scalp biopsy sample showing inflammatory cells around a hair follicle.