Using the Socratic method of teaching, Dr. Terrie Wurzbacher developed an ASK Campaign as a forum intended to work toward the betterment of dealing with doctors. Everyone is invited to tell Dr. Wurzbacher “what is the one thing they would like to know about improving communication with their doctor.”

An “Ask Campaign” provides a website where individuals go and input their question and it’s entered into a massive database. Thousands of questions are desired to achieve the best cross section of questions. She will study the results incorporating them into training for doctors, medical students and patients alike. Communication issues are a two way street and most of the time, problems exist because doctors and patients are walking down opposite sides of that street and never meet.

Dr. Wurzbacher wants to collate as large a collection of questions as possible to be able to address these in blogs, lectures, interviews, articles and a sequel to her upcoming book “Your Doctor Said What? Exposing the Communication Gap”.

The system that she uses will ask for an individual’s name and email address. This information is used only to notify the responder of new articles, newsletters and an early bird opportunity to purchase the book. As a reward for asking a question, a sample chapter is available for download at no cost.

It’s important to note that this is not a place for folks to ask medical questions. None of the questions will be answered directly. The whole purpose is to collect information.

Dr. Wurzbacher wants to start a wave of change and help empower patients to get the most information to their doctor in the short period of time they are allotted as well as receive the most valuable answers while at the doctor’s office.

There is so much opportunity at http://www.askyourdoctorsaidwhat.com ! Physicians, themselves can use this technique to find out what they want from their specific doctor.

“Your Doctor Said What? Exposing the Communication Gap” website is at http://www.yourdoctorsaidwhat.com .

About Dr. Terrie Wurzbacher
Dr. Wurzbacher is a retired Navy physician (Emergency Medicine) and has a passion for improving communication between doctors and patients. It was early in her career that she realized that this was a tough job in an Emergency Department and that she wasn’t very good at hearing what the patients were saying to her.

Since she was involved with training medical students and interns, she decided that she had to lead by example. She embarked on trying to teach people that patients really are just like doctors but wearing different clothes and standing opposite one another. Her book “Your Doctor Said What? Exposing the Communication Gap” is due out in January 2007.

Related Health News:

1. Elder and Senior Care Goes Mobile with New iPhone Applications Baby boomers and others caring for an aging parent or loved one can now turn to their iPhones for expert advice. Doctor Marion (www.doctormarion.com), a.k.a....
2. Innovative Mobile Patient Warming System Launched by ThermoGear PORTLAND, Ore., April 8 ThermoGear, Inc., based in nearby Lake Oswego, announced their innovative Chillbuster(R) Portable Patient Warming System has been introduced to the domestic...
3. First US Patient Randomized in ALSYMPCA Phase III Study Algeta ASA (OSE: ALGETA), the cancer therapeutics company, has recently announced that the first clinical center in the US, the Tulane Cancer Center, New Orleans,...
4. Peregrine Completes Patient Enrollment in Cotara(R) Dose Confirmation and Dosimetry Brain Cancer Trial Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPHM) has recently reported completion of patient enrollment in a dose confirmation and dosimetry trial of Cotara® in patients with relapsed glioblastoma...
5. New Medicare Cuts Effective Today March 1st The Physicians Foundation, a national health care organization that represents the interests of doctors and physicians, has recently made a statement warning of new Medicare...