We are currently putting together a survey that we will be sending out to doctors. We need your input
What sort of questions would you like to ask a doctor? We are looking for generic type questions that could cover a multitude of different invisible illnesses.
Some of the questions we've come up with are:
Do you take a holistic approach to their care
Are you willing to work WITH the patient to manage their condition as best as possible?
Are you willing to work with other specialists to⦠read more
Do you trust that your patient knows their body better than you do?
I was going to write down the one that Heather has commented on. That would be the first thing. One that comes to mind though is how up-to-date are you with chronic illnesses and the techniques that can help us? Are you able to put judgment aside and not feel it is in our heads when we we tell you about our illnesses? Are you willing to be educated by your patients on things you have no understanding about?
The one that would be huge for me are you willing to listen to your patients, really listen to what we are saying?
Are you really looking for something or just settling on this because it takes a lot of tests to maybe find the real cause of the pain and fatigue.