title: Notes for the Primary Care Teachers: TEACHING DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION IN FAMILY MEDICINE.
abstract: Doctor-patient communication skills are important in family medicine and can be taught and learned. This paper summarises the salient contents and main methods of the teaching and learning of doctor-patient communication, especially those applicable to the discipline.
authors.affiliation: FAFPM, FRACGP, PGCert Med Ed, Faculty of Medicine, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ar Yong
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Rafidah
keywords: Doctor-patient communication; family medicine; teaching