The comfort that empathetic doctors provide has an incredible impact on patients and their outcomes, says Sharon Roman […]
Sharon Roman
Sharon Roman: My doctors, my placebo effect
An excellent patient-doctor relationship is capable of doing much good, even when medicine no longer can […]
Sharon Roman: Including patients should not mean excluding doctors
Patient inclusion is rightly becoming more accepted, but a doctor’s opinion is often valued […]
Sharon Roman: In good hands
What are the qualities that make for a good doctor and what can patients do if they’re missing? […]
Sharon Roman: Breaking bad news—find a way to bridge the gap
There is no magic formula to giving a patient bad news, but a personal touch can help […]
Sharon Roman: Notes from the less comfortable chair
As someone with chronic disease and comorbidity, I have benefitted from the knowledge and expertise of a great number of doctors. Sometimes you’ve only known me as an image on […]
Sharon Roman: I am the girl next door
I flatter myself that the wedding ring on my finger does not stop the opposite sex from finding me attractive and noticing me. On good days, I am able to appear […]