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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 Costa1, 2, Rosa Malena Delbone de Faria1, 2, Taciana Figueiredo Soares1, 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.