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One of my favorite physicians was my oncologist. I litterally spent less time with him during the whole diagnostics and treatment period then I did with my, at

by hef19898 4y ago

One of my favorite physicians was my oncologist. I litterally spent less time with him during the whole diagnostics and treatment period then I did with my, at the time, dentist. He was straight o the point, no empathetic BS, just a doctor with a diagnosis and a treatment plan to discuss. On the hand was me, an engineer with a problem to fix and an expert with the right answers. That discussion took all of 15 minutes. That guy would have failed against ChatGPT, and I loved the way he told things. Anythong else would have just driven me crazy, maybe to the point of looking for a different doctor. So I giess, what passes as good bed side manners for doctors largely depends on the patient. By the way, the dentist I have since is in the same category as my, luckily former, oncologist. A visit with hom usually takes no more than 5 minutes if he's chatty, less if not. Up to 10 when treatment is required, anuthing longer than thaf is a different appointment.

xupybd 4y ago
Wow you overcame cancer. That is awesome.
- hef19898 4y ago
  I didn't do much, except being insufferable during chemo. Evrybidy around me did the hea y lifting, emotionally and physically.
kashunstva 4y ago
The real communication skill for a physician is to be able flex the style, information content, and level of detail to the patient with whom they are meeting. The patient in this room is an engineer, the patient in the next room is elderly and has mild cognitive impairment, etc. As impressive as ChatGPT is its domain, I don’t see it “reading the room” in this way anytime soon. And as a human who enjoys interacting face to face with other humans from time to time, I hope we keep it that way.
- Macha 4y ago
  It also has to flex a bit with a diagnosis, "it's aggressive and terminal cancer, you should do up a will and enjoy your next couple of months", "it's broken, you need a cast" and "it's seems like nothing, take some paracetamol and come back if it's still the same in a week or gets worse" all arguably call for different communication styles.
- IanCal 4y ago
  You can give those models a system prompt, in which you can tell it how to act generally but it's a very good place (imo) for background information and formatting. 3.5 isn't great at following it but 4 is.

xupybd 4y ago

Wow you overcame cancer. That is awesome.

hef19898 4y ago
I didn't do much, except being insufferable during chemo. Evrybidy around me did the hea y lifting, emotionally and physically.

kashunstva 4y ago

The real communication skill for a physician is to be able flex the style, information content, and level of detail to the patient with whom they are meeting. The patient in this room is an engineer, the patient in the next room is elderly and has mild cognitive impairment, etc. As impressive as ChatGPT is its domain, I don’t see it “reading the room” in this way anytime soon. And as a human who enjoys interacting face to face with other humans from time to time, I hope we keep it that way.

Macha 4y ago
It also has to flex a bit with a diagnosis, "it's aggressive and terminal cancer, you should do up a will and enjoy your next couple of months", "it's broken, you need a cast" and "it's seems like nothing, take some paracetamol and come back if it's still the same in a week or gets worse" all arguably call for different communication styles.
IanCal 4y ago
You can give those models a system prompt, in which you can tell it how to act generally but it's a very good place (imo) for background information and formatting. 3.5 isn't great at following it but 4 is.