BACKGROUND Professionalism is a critical quality for physicians to possess. Physician professionalism has received increased attention in recent years, with many authorities suggesting that professionalism is in decline. An understanding of the factors contributing to professionalism may allow the development of more effective approaches to promoting this quality in medical education. DISCUSS...

Abstract: Introduction: Nonverbal communication is an important part of the medical interview. However, nonverbal skills are still underestimated in education and instruments for their teaching assessing schools scarce. Objective: We aimed to translate culturally adapt Relational Communication Scale Observational measurement doctor-patient interactions (RCS-O) Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: tra...

Despite advances in drug treatment, outcomes in asthma remain unsatisfactory. Often overlooked in developing treatment strategies are important factors that affect outcomes in asthma, namely behavioral issues such as the low rate of patient adherence to the prescribed treatment regimen, inadequate physician-patient communication, and inconsistent implementation of evidence-based treatment guide...