Episode 30: Empowering Assessments (SOAP Series #3)

In this episode, we continue with part 3 of the SOAP series: The Assessment. We have broken this section out into three key considerations: 

1. What is our assessment of the patient?
2. What information do we share with the patient? 
3. How do we keep reassessing throughout the plan of care? 

In addition, we also discuss examining our own biases in assessment, practicing new conversations with peers/mentors, focusing on solutions rather than impairments, and how to fold in biomechanical explanations in an empowering way. Tune in next week for Plan of Care tips! 

Highlights from our conversation in Episode 30

• (0:34) Introduction 
• (1:06) Shifting to a patient-centered assessment 
• (6:45) Examining our own biases 
• (8:19) How can we share our findings and plan with the patient in an empowering way? 
• (15:14) An example: low back pain 
• (17:49) Including tissue damage/healing into the biopsychosocial explanation of pain 
• (20:11) Ongoing assessment 

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Resources from Episode 30

• (1:23) Episode 3: Identifying Patient’s Readiness to Change

Missed an episode in the series?

• Episode 28: Taking a Patient-Centered History (SOAP Series #1)

• Episode 29: Performing A Conscious Clinical Exam (SOAP Series #2) 

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