we dothis for some conditions eg rheumatoid arthritis,sjogren's
syndrome, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, but not as often as we'd like.
The nurses and OTs run education groups for newly diagnosed patients.
Lesley
On 13 Oct 2005, at 00:29, Jeff Green wrote:
> One of the other ideas that came up at the meeting was the idea of
> group
> clinics. i.e. instead of seeing your patients one at a time invite a
> group
> for a 1 hour talk/Q & A session/workshop about e.g.
> diabetes/asthma/COPD etc
>
> We are aware that people forget to ask questions during a consultation,
> forget the information they are given. They can learn from each others
> questions/experiences - and a GP/Nurse chairing the meeting can stop
> misinformation being spread.
>
> A sort of in house support group.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Jeff
>
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Lesley Kay
Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
0191 233 6161 x 37867 (Carole)
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