| | A structured approach for looking at the whole messy business of actually talking to the PATIENT!
section under development - check in with us in the next month to see how we're coming along
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| 1 | Why we do it. What are we trying to find out? | 
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| 2 | Questioning styles. Hidden agendas. Verbal and non verbal communication techniques |
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| 3 | Presenting complaint - why are they here? |
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| 4 | Past medical history (and surgical, and obstetric, and gynaecologic) |
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| 5 | Drug history, allergies, over-the-counter, under-the-counter, herbal, lotions, potions, inhalers and the COCP |
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| 6 | Social history. Work, play, home and travel |
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| 7 | Family history and risk factors |
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| 8 | Systems review..... 'to do, or not to do?' |
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| 9 | A focussed history - what to ask in a cardiovascular or respiratory (etc) specific case.
What's in a story? (collateral history taking)
Histories with your eyes closed (telecommunciations and distance medicine)
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| 10 | Presenting it all with aplomb! |
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