When patients and physicians communicate well, outcomes are better — including PROs — and patients are more engaged in and satisfied with their care. In this episode, host Robert M. Orfaly, MD, MBA, FAAOS, and Kathryn Schabel, MD, FAAOS, discuss how doctors can better communicate with their patients — including establishing trust, conveying empathy, learning how to listen so patients feel heard, and centering conversations around facts to help combat misinformation.

Learn how you can have successful, impactful patient interactions even when you feel stressed or are not at your best.

Guest: Kathryn Schabel, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Oregon Health & Science University

Host: Robert M. Orfaly, MD, MBA, FAAOS, Editor-in-Chief, AAOS Now