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Doctors need delicate touch when children are over-scheduled

■ How should physicians intervene when parents ask too much of their child? Read story

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How medical care teams can keep patients at the center of their work

■ What can practices do to ensure communication among physicians and nonphysicians? Read story

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When a patient shuns care, doctor checklist includes compromise

■ What can you do when a patient leaves the hospital against medical advice? Read story

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Doctors have duty to examine ads that will use their names

■ What are risks for doctors who lend names or images to a marketing campaign? Read story

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Caregivers have boundaries when speaking for patients

■ What authority does a caregiver have for an incapacitated patient? Read story

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Should flu shots for health professionals be required?

■ Whether mandating influenza immunizations is appropriate Read story

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ACA limits what happens after patient guns discussion

■ What does the ACA allow and restrict physicians from doing when talking about gun safety? Read story

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Conversation skills key when treating truculent teens

■ How, as a clinician, do you connect with a troubled or combative adolescent? Read story

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