Donald L. Jacobs, MD

#37: 2013-2014

Dr. Jacobs is a Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine.

Presidential Address
The Lost Art of Storytelling in Clinical Practice

The drive for protocolization and efficiency of clinical care results in loss of connection to patients and their story. Focused learning on how to extract the full details and understand often subtle clues about their complaints, life circumstance and what is important to them is critical to understanding their health concerns and knowing how to best take care of them. Having balance in efficiency and thoughtful questioning and listening will bring you surprising improvement in diagnostic accuracy, correct clinical care, and patient outcomes.
2014 Annual Meeting
Location:
Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
Coralville, IA