En este episodio de BackTable, la Dra. María Luisa Die Trill conversa con la Dra. SaraLojo Lendoiro sobre la gestión emocional y la comunicación con los pacientes.---SYNPOSISSe explora la importancia de integrar el sufrimiento como parte de la vida, la necesidadde una formación adecuada en comunicación médico-paciente, y las estrategias paraabordar complicaciones y situaciones complejas. Además, se analizan conceptos comola empatía, la escucha activa, y la introspección, para mejorar la relación con lospacientes y con el resto de compañeros del hospital. Finalmente, la Dra. Trill enfatiza lanecesidad de centrarse en el bienestar del paciente y en manejar el estrés profesionalpara poder ofrecer un cuidado de calidad.---TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Bienvenida y Comprendiendo la Psicología Oncológica05:06 Habilidades de Comunicación en la Práctica Médica10:19 Técnicas Prácticas de Comunicación22:10 La Importancia de Escuchar28:18 La Insensibilidad en la Sociedad Moderna30:49 La Importancia de la Salud Mental en los Profesionales34:24 La Empatía y la Conexión con los Pacientes36:22 El Manejo del Estrés en el Personal Sanitario48:35 El Ego y la Dinámica de Grupo en los Hospitales52:54 Conclusión y Reflexiones Finales

En este episodio del BackTable, Dr. José Andrés Guirola Ortíz, radiólogointervencionista, aborda la embolización como tratamiento para las hemorroides,mediante la técnica Emborrhoid y comparte su valoración de la embolización comotécnica de futuro.---SYNPOSISEn primer lugar, la Dra. Sara Lojo Lendoiro le invita a explicar qué son las hemorroidesy porqué y cuando hay que tratarlas. Además, el Dr. Guirola Ortíz analiza la historia delas hemorroides, sus síntomas y opciones de tratamiento. También se discuten lasindicaciones, técnicas y posibles complicaciones de la embolización hemorroidal, asícomo el futuro de esta técnica dentro de la radiología intervencionista.---TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Introducción al BackTable y Dr. Ortíz01:56 - Entendiendo las Hemorroides: Historia y Conceptos Básicos03:39 - Síntomas y Causas de las Hemorroides07:36 - Opciones de Tratamiento para las Hemorroides12:50 - Explicación de la Técnica de Embolización19:25 - Complicaciones y Seguimiento29:05 - Futuro de la Embolización y Conclusión

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