Improving communication skill training in patient centered medical practice for enhancing rational use of laboratory tests: The core of bioinformation for leveraging stakeholder engagement in regulatory science

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Title	Improving communication skill training in patient centered medical practice for enhancing rational use of laboratory tests: The core of bioinformation for leveraging stakeholder engagement in regulatory science
Authors	Josemar de Almeida Moura¹, Bruna Carvalho Costa^{1, 2}, Rosa Malena Delbone de Faria^{1, 2}, Taciana Figueiredo Soares^{1, 4}, Eliane Perlatto Moura² & Francesco Chiappelli³*
Affiliation	¹School of Medicine/Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil; ²School of Medicine /Universidade José do Rosário Vellano - UNIFENAS-BH, Brazil; ³Oral Biology & Medicine, School of Dentistry, UCLA; Evidence-Based Decisions Practice-Based Research Network; ⁴Odete Valadares Maternity/FHEMIG, Brazil
Email	fchiappelli@dentistry.ucla.edu; *Corresponding author
Article Type	Hypothesis
Date	Received July 24, 2013; Accepted July 25, 2013; Published August 07, 2013
Abstract	Requests for laboratory tests are among the most relevant additional tools used by physicians as part of patient’s health problem-solving. However, the overestimation of complementary investigation may be linked to less reflective medical practice as a consequence of a poor physician-patient communication, and may impair patient-centered care. This scenario is likely to result from reduced consultation time, and a clinical model focused on the disease. We propose a new medical intervention program that specifically targets improving the patient-centered communication of laboratory tests results, the core of bioinformation in health care. Expectations are that medical students training in communication skills significantly improve physicians-patient relationship, reduce inappropriate use of laboratorial tests, and raise stakeholder engagement.
Keywords	Epitope, Bioinformatics, Epitope prediction algorithms, In silico, Epsilon toxin, Clostridium perfringens, LTB, fusion protein, vaccine.
Abbreviations	bioinformation, communication skills patient centered medicine, laboratory test results dissemination, stakeholder engagement, regulatory science
Citation	*Moura et al.* Bioinformation 9(14): 718-720 (2013)
Edited by	P Kangueane
ISSN	0973-2063
Publisher	Biomedical Informatics
License	This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.