4 tips for dealing with difficult doctors
A group of gastroenterologists have come up with a list of strategies to manage colleagues' 'disruptive behaviour'
Every doctor will have come across medical colleagues who are difficult to work with.
As 6minutes detailed on Tuesday, these can be grouped into four familiar categories: the know-it-alls, the flakes, the insecure and the just plain combative.
Now — in a bid to make the workplace less stressful for everyone — a team of US gastroenterologists have come up with four ways to deal with doctors who display these “disruptive behaviours”.
In true medical research style, DEAL actually stands for Determine the stakes, Explain your intent, Assess the consequences and Leverage the future.
