Effective communication: The key to creating reciprocal partnerships
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Additional resources
- CMPA Good practices: Physician-team: Team communication
- CMPA Good practices: Physician-patient: Patient-centred communication
Additional reading
- Trust after severe injury: a caregiver’s perspective, Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Establishing trust through clear communication and shared decision-making, Canadian Medical Association Journal
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