Course Overview

The medical interview is the practicing physician’s essential tool for developing a diagnosis and establishing rapport with the patient. In this discussion we will explore the Saam acupuncture tradition’s heart centered approach to the medical interview. These explorations will include guiding principles and reliable questions to facilitate this approach. Throughout the discussion a special emphasis will be placed on navigating the dynamic tension inherent in a medical interview. This tension exists between the physician’s task of eliciting specific clinical information alongside their task of facilitating an environment where a patient can spontaneously report relevant clinical information.

Course Objectives

• Guiding principles of a successful interview.
• Exploring interviewing protocols.
• Strategies for navigating the tension between eliciting essential clinical information and creating space for spontaneous reports from the patient.
• Clinically reliable interviewing questions.
• Integrating these concepts into your clinical practice.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 15 minThe first section will be guiding principles of a successful interview and exploring interviewing protocols.

15 min - 30 minIn this second section, learn the strategies for navigating the tension between eliciting essential clinical information for spontaneous reports from the patient.

30 min - 1 hrsIn this section, you will learn the clinically reliable interviewing questions and integrating these concepts into your clinical practice.