… Alexis Turgeon, François Lauzier, Mohana Ratnapalan, Stephanie Todd and John Harlock
… Mohana Ratnapalan has received a stipend as a summer student with Sunnybrook Health …

Background Multiple pharmacologic treatments have been studied for acute lung injury (ALI)
and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Objectives Our objective was to determine …

A recent systematic review of randomised trials suggested that empathic communication
improves patient health outcomes. However, the methods for training healthcare practitioners (…

… Mohana Ratnapalan … Ms Ratnapalan is a master’s degree candidate in the Department
of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto in Ontario. … We …

Background: Empathic communication and positive messages are important components of
‘placebo’ effects and can improve patient outcomes, including pain. Communicating …

Objective To explore primary care practitioners’ (PCPs) and patients’ priorities and concerns
for healthcare interactions for osteoarthritis (OA) in primary care. Methods We searched …

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) causes pain and disability. An empathic optimistic consultation
approach can improve patient quality of life, satisfaction with care, and reduce pain. …

Background Intensive care physicians often must rely on substitute decision makers to address
all dimensions of the construct of "best interest" for incapable, critically ill patients. This …

Background: Patients desire both honesty and hope from their healthcare practitioners. A
recent systematic review found that healthcare practitioners who deliver positive messages …

Objectives To better understand which theoretically plausible placebogenic techniques
might be acceptable in UK primary care. Design A qualitative study using nominal group …