Patient education: Is it really required?

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Patient education: Is it really required?

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These days, there is an enormous upsurge in several problems the patients are facing due to lack of education all over the world. Therefore, as the highly respected profession, doctors should hold the most responsibilities to educate the patients and encourage patients the ways to improve their health and safety.

Internet allows everyone to access accessible resources about Health Advice and Tips that are not certified or inspected thoroughly.

There are myriad of reasons why doctors should be the front face in taking steps to educate their patients about healthcare. Firstly, since doctor profession needs rigorously accountable education process about not only human but also other living beings, they could contribute enormous efforts to a better healthcare system by education. Secondly, by working in various hospitals and private clinics on an everyday basis, doctors have increasingly more chance to meet patients regardless of ages or health problems. As a result, their working environment is practical to make demerits of the healthy lifestyle known to the public.

Patient education: Is it really required?

Besides, there is another compelling reason that knowledge about self-care is still in high demand. By concentrating on issues such as politics and celebrities, there has been no time left by the national media and local channels for healthcare news. Therefore, it requires doctors with their professional advice to place more emphasis on promoting preventive measures to protect people from diseases, especially communicable ones, to avoid any outbreak.

Besides, the internet allows everyone to access accessible resources about health advice and tips that are not certified or inspected thoroughly. To help patients avoid misunderstanding, doctors should transcend their regular duties by educating not only their patients but also the public with precise self-care practices utilizing social media or other possible ways.

In view of the above discussion, Sambav promotes the idea of educating patients on how to improve their health should be one of many responsibilities of doctors for the mutual benefit of both Patients and Doctors.