Top 5 Tips for Successful Interactions with Your Office Staff
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Running your dermatology office smoothly and efficiently is no easy task. Check out these insightful tips for interacting with your office staff.
1. Staff Meetings
Set aside designated times for staff meetings. Communication is essential to make this happen. Scheduled team meetings give a platform for your employees and promotes communication so that items are not discussed haphazardly through …
Running your dermatology office smoothly and efficiently is no easy task. Check out these insightful tips for interacting with your office staff.
1. Staff Meetings
Set aside designated times for staff meetings. Communication is essential to make this happen. Scheduled team meetings give a platform for your employees and promotes communication so that items are not discussed haphazardly through … Continue reading "Top 5 Tips for Successful Interactions with Your Office Staff"
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The field of pediatric dermatology is wonderfully rewarding; however children do funny things when they are anxious, scared or sense strangers. The following are 10 tips I suggest to reduce the stress of a pediatric visit for your patients and yourself. Some of these I learned myself, some from mentors.
1. Address the child by their first name
Make sure you know how to pronounce the name before … 