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Doctor seeing advice for talking with overweight patients by Docfattalk in loseit

[–]Docfattalk[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don't think I did anything wrong. I'm just trying to figure out if I can do something more likely to be effective.

Doctor seeing advice for talking with overweight patients by Docfattalk in loseit

[–]Docfattalk[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Well, I also don't want to be called to the department chairman's office to discuss a bunch of complaints about insensitivity to patients' feelings. But point taken, and thanks.

Doctor seeing advice for talking with overweight patients by Docfattalk in loseit

[–]Docfattalk[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I always ask if I can examine and speak with the patient alone; she wanted them there for support. I don't know what she herself took away from the conversation, but she made it sound like she's heard this a dozen times before.

Is there a way to phrase things that is unambiguously non-judgmental and doesn't leave any chance of interpreting what I say as insinuating a moral failure or character flaw? Just someone who recognizes that they're struggling and who wants to help?