Episode 30: Empowering Assessments (SOAP Series #3)

<p>In this episode, we continue with part 3 of the SOAP series: The Assessment. We have broken this section out into three key considerations: </p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">What is our assessment of the patient?</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What information do we share with the patient? </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">How do we keep reassessing throughout the plan of care? </li> </ol><p>In addition, we also discuss examining our own biases in assessment, practicing new conversations with peers/mentors, focusing on solutions rather than impairments, and how to fold in biomechanical explanations in an empowering way. Tune in next week for Plan of Care tips! </p> <p>Highlights from our conversation in Episode 30</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">(0:34) Introduction </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(1:06) Shifting to a patient-centered assessment </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(6:45) Examining our own biases </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(8:19) How can we share our findings and plan with the patient in an empowering way? </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(15:14) An example: low back pain </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(17:49) Including tissue damage/healing into the biopsychosocial explanation of pain </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(20:11) Ongoing assessment </li> </ul> <p>Thank you for listening to The Conscious Clinician. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and write a review for the podcast so we can reach more people!</p> <p>Resources from Episode 30</p> <ul><li>(1:23) <a href='https://theconsciousclinician.podbean.com/e/readiness-to-change/'>Episode 3: Identifying Patient’s Readiness to Change</a> </li> </ul> <p>Missed an episode in the series? </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://theconsciousclinician.podbean.com/e/episode-28-taking-a-patient-centered-history-soap-series-1/'>Episode 28: Taking a Patient-Centered History (SOAP Series #1)</a></li> </ul> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://theconsciousclinician.podbe