title: How to read clinical journals: X. How to react when your colleagues haven't read a thing.
abstract: Physicians receive little instruction on how to interact with colleagues, and even less guidance on what to do when their colleagues are poorly informed. Eight techniques are presented here that may be of use in dealing with colleagues who have clearly not read the literature and are unable to maintain the facade that they have. If employed properly and used judiciously, these techniques may help avoid embarrassment for all and may also improve the exchange of valuable information between professionals.
authors.affiliation: Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, A442-2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON M4G 3M5. steven.shumak@swchsc.on.ca
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Shumak
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Redelmeier
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011932:Reading; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic