Dane catches up with Dr Adam Abbs, a GP and author of the RCGP accredited ‘Remote Consultations Handbook’. They discuss the challenges of remote consultations, the inability of performing face-to-face examinations, how to assess body language remotely and tips on how to deal with medico-legal concerns during a remote consultation.
(01:07) Episode introduction
(01:38) Introduction to Dr Adam Abbs
(04:08) Doctors’ concerns about their inability to perform face-to-face examinations
(08:01) How to manage concerns about eliciting clinical signs during a remote consultation
(12:42) How to assess body language during a remote consultation
(18:32) Advice on how to alleviate medico-legal concerns
(23:52) How to encourage patient confidence with remote consultations
(27:21) Summary of the main points on how to deal with the challenges of remote consultations
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Produced by Arc Health in collaboration with Doctors.net.uk.
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