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Fist Bumping with Patients: A Healthier Alternative to Shaking Hands?
Many physicians start off their patient visits with a friendly handshake. But some researchers say that's not the healthiest approach. What do you think?
Many physicians start off their patient visits with a friendly handshake. But some researchers say that's not the healthiest approach.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control describes how David Whitworth, a senior lecturer in biochemistry at Aberystwyth University-Ceredigion in the United Kingdom, and his colleague, tested three greetings to determine which transmitted the least bacteria.
They found that a fist bump and a high-five fared better than the traditional handshake. In fact, they found that handshakes transmitted about 10 times more bacteria than the fist bumps and about two times more than the high fives.
Given the study findings, what do you think is the healthiest and most appropriate way to greet patients?
Cognitive Biases in Healthcare
September 27th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Dr. Nada Elbuluk, practicing dermatologist and director of clinical impact at VisualDx, about how cognitive biases present themselves in care strategies and how the industry can begin to work to overcome these biases.
Addressing patient suicide risks in your practice
March 1st 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Dr. Anisha Abraham, author of the book "Raising Global Teens: A Practical Handbook for Parenting in the 21st Century", about signs that a patient may be at risk of suicide and self-harm as well as interventions and communication methods physicians can employ in the clinical setting.
