From Fear to Fun - Efficient consultation - Empower patients
Astrid M. Koenig
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About This Podcast
How to improve the relation between doctors and patients?
A lot is going on during any consultation. Frequently we are not aware of the obstacles in the way of effective communication in the outpatient clinic. This is especially the case when the patient is a child.
Learn how to empower your (paediatric) patients so that you can become their partner in their journey.
Learn how to use the time you have as efficient and effective as possible, with a high degree of patient satisfaction and treatment adherence.
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S1E79 From Fear to Fun: Misguided Expectations
This episode explores why some parents arrive with expectations that medicine simply cannot meet — and how these unrealistic hopes can create pressure, conflict, and emotional turbulence in the…
S1E78 From Fear to Fun: The challenging parent
This episode explores why some parents appear “difficult” or overprotective — and how their behaviour is rooted in fear, experiences, and a deep desire to keep their child safe. When we understand…
S1E77 From Fear to Fun: More than one child at the consultation
This episode explores how to manage consultations when a sibling is present — a situation that can quickly become chaotic if not handled intentionally. At the heart of it lies one simple truth:…
S1E76 From Fear to Fun: How to help the disruptive child
This episode explores why children show disruptive behaviour in the consultation room — and how boredom or fear are almost always at the root. When we understand the emotional logic behind…
S1E75 From Fear to Fun: How to support teenagers
This episode explores how to connect with teenagers — a group who are neither children nor adults, and who require a completely different approach in the consultation room. Their brains are rewiring,…
S1E74 From Fear to Fun: How to restrain a child during examination
This episode explains how to safely and respectfully support a small or frightened child during a medical examination. Physical support is sometimes necessary — but it must be done efficiently,…
S1E73 From Fear to Fun: Why I consider the traditional way "wrong"!
This episode explores why the traditional “routine approach” in paediatric consultations so often leads to confrontation — with the child, with the parent, and even within ourselves as clinicians. By…
S1E72 From Fear to Fun: Empower the patient /parent
This episode explores why knowledge is the foundation of empowerment in paediatric care. When children and their parents understand what is happening, they become confident partners in the treatment…
S1E71 From Fear to Fun: Acknowledge medical belief systems
This episode explores why every family arrives with their own medical belief system—and why acknowledging these beliefs is essential for trust, cooperation, and effective care. We look at how…
S1E70 From Fear to Fun: Allow the child to approach
This episode explores why the first seconds of a paediatric consultation are so decisive. Children decide almost instantly whether they will engage or withdraw. By allowing them to approach the…
S1E69 From Fear to Fun: How to engage in the relationship with the child
This episode explores the foundation of true engagement with a child in the consultation room: connection and respect. Before any examination, explanation, or treatment plan, clinicians must create…
S1E68 From Fear to Fun: How to be fair
This episode explores fairness as the final element of the SCARF model. Fairness in pediatric care does not mean treating every child the same — it means providing each child and parent with the…
S1E67 From Fear to Fun: How to be available for relatedness
This episode explores relatedness, the “R” in the SCARF model, and how it shapes the second half of a pediatric consultation. After the examination, many children believe the appointment is over and…
S1E66 From Fear tomFun: How to deal with autonomy
This episode explores how autonomy functions in pediatric consultations — not as a threat to the process, but as a natural outcome of trust. Autonomy grows when children feel safe, respected, and…
S1E65 From Fear to Fun: How to provide certainty
This episode explores how certainty transforms a child’s experience in the examination room. Because uncertainty fuels fear, and fear blocks cooperation, providing clear, simple, step‑by‑step…
S1E64 From Fear to Fun: How to grant status
This episode explores how clinicians can grant status to children and parents — not through hierarchy, but through presence, preparation, and body language that communicates dignity and safety.…
S1E63 From Fear to Fun: How to establish respect
This episode explores what respect truly means in paediatric care — not politeness, not permissiveness, but creating a mutually agreed base of language where the child feels seen, safe, and valued.…
S1E62 From Fear to Fun: How I structure the consultation
This episode breaks down how a pediatric ENT consultation can be structured to reduce fear, build trust, and create a smooth, child‑centred experience. By acting as the conductor of the consultation,…
S1E61 From Fear to Fun: How to enter the consultation room safely
This episode explores why entering the examination room is one of the most vulnerable moments for a child — and how a rushed transition can turn the room into a “dungeon.” We look at how fear is…
S1E60 From Fear to Fun: The first point of contact
This episode explores why the hands are the safest, least intrusive, and most effective first point of physical contact in a pediatric consultation. When children can touch rather than just see, fear…
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From Fear to Fun - Efficient consultation - Empower patients has published 79 episodes since January 2026, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.
From Fear to Fun - Efficient consultation - Empower patients is currently highly active with new episodes daily. Average episode length is 6m.
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