Here's how ConsultAssistent helps improve the initial interview for suspected breast cancer

Jos Merkus, a maternity surgeon at HagaZiekenhuis and a user of ConsultAssistent, shares how ConsultAssistent makes a difference, especially during these vulnerable moments:

"After delivering bad news, patients often only absorb part of the information. This makes the initial consultation extra difficult. ConsultAssistent has made a valuable change in this in how we conduct the initial consultation with a patient with suspected mammary carcinoma.

Because she fills out a digital auto-anamnesis in advance, the patient comes to the appointment better prepared, and I, as her doctor, can already start thinking about her expectations and possible treatment options. This makes the consultation more pleasant for both of us.

After the bad news is discussed, I don't need to ask out basic information. Questions like the number of children or their age often feel trivial in that moment and sometimes make a patient even more emotional. With ConsultAssistent, I already have that information, which allows me to come back to it naturally. That makes the conversation more personal and less stressful.

So with ConsultAssistent, space is created more quickly for what really matters: the diagnosis, the treatment plan and its meaning for the patient and her environment."

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