Comments on: What do YOU want to ask the doctor? http://www.priorityveterinaryservices.com/blog/2009/05/21/what-do-you-want-to-ask-the-doctor/ Celebrating, nurturing, and preserving the bond shared between pets and people. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:07:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Meryl Runion http://www.priorityveterinaryservices.com/blog/2009/05/21/what-do-you-want-to-ask-the-doctor/#comment-2239 Meryl Runion Sat, 23 May 2009 12:46:41 +0000 http://www.priorityveterinaryservices.com/blog/?p=100#comment-2239 A Vital Smarts study shows that 77% of medical patients are cut off before they finish their opening statement. That suggests that patients - and probably pet owners - have received the message that their medical professionals don't want them engaged. So those who do want engagement have to overcome years of programming that suggests otherwise. I applaud you for meeting that challenge and making it very clear that you invite any and all questions. A Vital Smarts study shows that 77% of medical patients are cut off before they finish their opening statement. That suggests that patients – and probably pet owners – have received the message that their medical professionals don’t want them engaged. So those who do want engagement have to overcome years of programming that suggests otherwise.

I applaud you for meeting that challenge and making it very clear that you invite any and all questions.

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