Some of the major questions that this questionnaire was intended to answer were: 1. Are physicians and patients knowledgeable regarding the importance of vitamin D and calcium in the management of osteoporosis?
The overall conclusion of these results is that it does not appear necessary to renew genetic consultations to keep patients knowledgeable about their genetic risk: the present counseling process seems sufficient to give them the necessary information for their medical follow-up, and for the subjects to transmit information to their relatives.
"He was very patient and knowledgeable," Larry recalls.
Whether you are inquiring about a brew at Standard Tap, ordering an espresso at La Colombe, asking for a taste of truffled cheese at Di Bruno Brothers or curious about the pedigree of a wine at Vetri, the servers prove patient and knowledgeable.
You should have an idea of who stands out as a leader among others and who is patient and knowledgeable enough to go out of their way to teach their co-workers.
When a particular drug, say Drug D, constitutes the best treatment for a particular patient, a knowledgeable doctor should (hence likely will) prescribe it irrespective of any nonbinding commitment to do so.
You will be more understanding, more patient, more knowledgeable, more savvy and resourceful than you ever thought possible.
Despite the practical value of making the patient as knowledgeable as possible, the best strategy for educating patients about anticoagulation is yet to be determined [ 10].
A strength of this study is the fact that we were able to interview a broad range of professionals and executive staff of patient organizations knowledgeable on screening and/or health care for Pompe disease patients.
Other studies describe patients as knowledgeable, but unable to translate this knowledge into appropriate action (e.g. "what to do when things go wrong") [ 40, 91, 103, 108, 114].
