The shared consultation: A necessity in primary care clinics?
The shared consultation is a concept that differs from shared decision making and shared care. It involves two or more health professionals in the consultation of a patient during the same illness episode. Commonly, the health professionals are a primary-care doctor and a clinical nurse practitioner...
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| description | The shared consultation is a concept that differs from shared decision making and shared care. It involves two or more health professionals in the consultation of a patient during the same illness episode. Commonly, the health professionals are a primary-care doctor and a clinical nurse practitioner. On the basis of clinical Experience, a number of models of the relationship in such situations are described, viz the consultant, the master-servant, the teacher-pupil and the teamwork models. Issues of communication within the consultation, the patient as a person, continuity of care, and clarification of roles and responsibilities are Highlighted. More investigation is required to explore this further. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28a8b2aed158445badc80341fd6677d42025-08-20T03:07:10ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042010-06-0152310.1080/20786204.2010.108739781159The shared consultation: A necessity in primary care clinics?Ian Couper0Jannie Hugo1Andrew Truscott2University of the WitwatersrandUniversity of PretoriaUniversity of the WitwatersrandThe shared consultation is a concept that differs from shared decision making and shared care. It involves two or more health professionals in the consultation of a patient during the same illness episode. Commonly, the health professionals are a primary-care doctor and a clinical nurse practitioner. On the basis of clinical Experience, a number of models of the relationship in such situations are described, viz the consultant, the master-servant, the teacher-pupil and the teamwork models. Issues of communication within the consultation, the patient as a person, continuity of care, and clarification of roles and responsibilities are Highlighted. More investigation is required to explore this further.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1439consultationprimary health carepatient-centered caredoctor-nurse relationsnurse practitioners |
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