In this episode of Sharp Scratch, Charlotte, Kayode, and Maz delved back into the topic of self-disclosure. Building on aprevious episode where the panel debated whether clinicians should share details about their own health and illness with patients, this episode explored how sharing aspects of our personal identity at work can be beneficial, how it can be damaging, and how we can better protect patients and ourselves.
Every consultation we have with a patient reveals something about us, sometimes deliberately, and sometimes incidentally. Managing what we bring and share with patients …